By Sara Rojas

Your thoughts start racing, your heart starts beating faster, your chest starts getting tighter by the minute, and all you could think about is that very moment. Time seems to pause. You want it all to end, but it seems to linger longer than you expected. Anxiety is consuming every part of you. Your thoughts start to worry you. You begin to believe everything it is telling you. There is no way out. You feel desperate, fearful, and lost. You look around you and time seems to passing by, except for you in that moment. You feel stuck! You are gasping for air, trying to get it together, but you lose it again. When will this end?  You are crying out for help, but no one seems to understand you. You feel lonely and hopeless. Is this a lost battle?

Anxiety,

You have stolen my joy.

You have confused me with your enticing words.

You made me believe that I couldn’t live with you, but truth is, you are consuming every part of me leaving me with emptiness and a wounded heart.

I was so wrapped up in your lies that I believed you were a part of me.

I have lost my sense of belonging and identity because of you.

You took away time and precious moments with loved ones.

You brought pain, fear, isolation, and death.

You said I belonged to you and I believed you over and over again.

You said nothing would change and there I was trusting every word you said.

Well, the tables have turned.

Anxiety,

I am no longer your slave. I am no longer your captive.

I am stronger than your lies.

I have the will and power, because I am God’s child (Galatians 4:7).

You made me think that life would never change, but let me tell you,

God changed it all. 

God gave me a freedom and confidence beyond measure (Ephesians 3:12).

I cried out to God and he came to my rescue from you (Psalm 118:5).

God has given me hope and a future and you are not in it (Jeremiah 29:11)

I have the found the joy, hope, and peace my heart longed for.

When lies start to confuse me and remind of me where I came from, just know that God stands before me.

As a matter of fact, He is fighting for me (Deuteronomy 20:4)

I am no longer alone.

God has won the battle.

He strengthens me and gives me the courage I once lost (Deuteronomy 31:6).

God is my sustainer, my helper, and redeemer.

He holds me with his righteous hand, he won’t let me fall (Isaiah 41:10).

Anxiety,

I am no longer your slave. I am no longer your captive.

I am a child of God (John 1:12-13).

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