Jesus Calling Devotional Reading

Anxiety is caused by envisioning the future without me, so the best way to avoid worrying is to stay in communication with me. When you focus your thoughts on me, you can think more positively. Remember to listen and speak to me, making your thoughts a dialogue. If you have to think about upcoming events, follow these rules: don't dwell on the future as anxieties will arise, and remember that I am always with you. Include me in your thoughts and imagery. This may be challenging as you are used to being in control of your fantasies, but my presence with you is real and surpasses any fantasy you can imagine. Anxiety is a result of envisioning the future without me, so the best defense against worrying is staying in communication with me. When you turn your thoughts toward me, you can think much more positively. Remember to listen as well as to speak, making your thoughts a dialogue with me. If you must consider upcoming events, follow these rules. Do not linger in the future because anxieties sprout up like mushrooms when you wander there. Number two, remember the promise of my continual presence. Include me in any imagery that comes to mind. This mental discipline does not come easily because you are accustomed to being god of your fantasies. However, the reality of my presence with you, now and forevermore, outshines any fantasy you could ever imagine.