Who has seen Inside Out 2?!

My teammates and I went the other night and it was awesome! I highly recommend you go and see it if you haven’t!

As most of you know, the main character Riley enters her teenage years in the movie… I know a lot of us have walked through that stage, some of you are entering that and some of you are still currently in the teenage years. All in all, we know what it’s like for some unknown emotions to make their way into our life.

And try to steal our JOY.

*kinda a spoiler*

But in the movie, anxiety comes and takes over Riley’s joy, which Joy had ultimately run her life the past 13 years. Anxiety didn’t come alone though… it also brought envy, embarrassment and boredom. Woah. Nothing too positive or fun.

As someone who struggles with anxiety, I related to a lot of this!

When anxiety takes over, most things seem to crumble. Riley loses her confidence, and pretty much tries to do anything and everything possible to BE ACCEPTED.

Anxiety will make you believe things about yourself that aren’t true.

Anxiety will make you believe you aren’t satisfied or you’re weak… pretty much all things negative.

You have to be ______ to be accepted and liked.

You have to be good at ______ to be cool.

The list goes on!

Anxiety places meaningless “what ifs” on your hopeful future that is already secured by the Almighty!

Today, let’s embrace TRUTHS God has spoken over our lives that we are safe and not defined by anxiety.

You are not alone in your struggle with anxiety. The Lord meets you there and delivers you from all your fears. He can use anything for His glory!

Here are 3 lies anxiety wants us to believe to be true about us… and TRUTH that overcomes it.

#1: Anxiety keeps you in CONTROL

Anxiety promises to prepare us for the worst. If we constantly live through everything that could happen, we’ll be ready if/when it does…right? But that is a a false sense of security. Anxiety doesn’t prepare us for the future; it only robs us of joy in our present life.

Truth: “Who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life? But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” Matthew 6:27

#2: Anxiety claims your IDENTITY

Anxiety wants you to believe that this is who you are — You are an anxious person and you always will be. But the gospel gives us one TRUE identity: Jesus. When God looks at you, He sees His Son. His righteousness is yours.

Truth: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature. The old things passed away; behold, new things have come.” (2 Corinthians 5:17)

#3: Anxiety leads to PEACE

Anxiety promises that if we ponder over the scary “what ifs” or if we constantly relive every past hurt, we will eventually come to some sort of satisfying conclusion. That’s a winless battle.

There are some questions, some “what-if’s,” that we cannot resolve this side of Heaven. Peace comes from looking at our perfect savior, not at our circumstances.

Truth: “Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful.” (John 14:27)

John 15:11 says, “These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.”

LOVE,
AW

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