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I get it. When there are anxious thoughts and you don\u2019t have God – shoot, even with God – you want to run to a distraction to help you get around it. No one wants to sit in that. It\u2019s uncomfortable and distracting and painful and pulls you from the present moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those without God, they may turn to alcohol, partying, porn, a relationship, shopping, etc – anything to distract the mind. And I get it – an escape so you can feel positive feelings (even if temporary) and not have to sit in the overthinking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it feels like it\u2019s more than just overthinking – that doesn\u2019t do it justice. It\u2019s spirals of uncontrollable thoughts stirring you left and right and up and down. It\u2019s heavy and tiring. You just want it to stop but you don\u2019t know how to get it to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I understand why people turn to medication. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I understand why people do things that may be sinful to try to get past it. It doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s right but I can understand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even though I believe in God and go to Him when I\u2019m having anxious thoughts or in these spirals, He doesn\u2019t always give me relief from it. Many times He does and the peace of God that surpasses all understanding helps me and comforts me and I get to be in the presence of God and it all goes away. It\u2019s the most beautiful and blissful thing. My favorite thing – the peace of God and the presence of God. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So of course I hope for this all the time in my life. But if I\u2019m being honest, I don\u2019t always have that feeling of peace or that feeling of God\u2019s presence. And I\u2019m still dealing with this anxiety which sucks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But me still dealing with that does not change my faith and belief in the goodness of God. I may not understand why He doesn\u2019t heal it completely or bring relief each time, because I know He can, but I choose to still go to Him and seek Him and ask for His help. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I will say that God not removing this thorn in my flesh has brought a deeper dependence on God in my life. It\u2019s taught me to be resilient with renewing my mind. It\u2019s taught me to start observing the thoughts coming in and discerning whose voice is speaking and what is true and what isn\u2019t. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m not perfect at it but I\u2019m learning and some thoughts are so clearly lies and I can now squash them under my feet. Some still feel strong and difficult to manage, because there\u2019s a piece of it that feels truthful. But God is bringing me through a process in His way and His timing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If I had my way, I\u2019d have wanted Him to heal and remove it all at once. But I\u2019m choosing to submit to how God wants to do it and thankful for the victories and showing grace to myself on those harder days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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