Not Today!

Yikes, my fear and anxiety is starting to wake up. How can I respond? By telling it - Not today!

Be negative? Not today!

Be fearful? Not today!

Be angry? Not today!

Be depressed? Not today!

All the darkness? Not today!

This doesn’t mean we disregard our very human and real emotions, we just don’t let them get the better of us. We don’t ruminate. We just say “Not today”.

Fear is not real. It may seem real, but old fears, just linger around like ghosts and pop up sometimes to be scary. Fear, real and imagined keeps me stuck in self and I need to work extra hard to get out of myself and my fear. Nothing will hurt me.

Easier said done. Having just dodged a panic attack, it takes a while to regroup. Getting my footing, I do by talking to others, seeing my fear, being kind to myself and alot of prayer.

I've learned that God is bigger than fear and God will always pull you out through prayer. So today, I practice, Not Today - no to fear and yes to God.