God reached down, through the dark cloud over me, through the struggle, through the fear-filled whispers that I would never be free of this, and took hold of my mind and heart. He pulled me out of all of it! He rescued me and I will never forget that first breath of freedom.
Why the name Rescued Writer for my blog? It’s because when I was going through a terrible struggle with anxiety, worry, and fear, God reached down, through the dark cloud over me, through the struggle, through the fear-filled whispers that I would never be free of this, and took hold of my mind and heart. He pulled me out of all of it! He rescued me and I will never forget that first breath of freedom.
I want to share with you how to get free from worry and what I’ve found in the Word of God that has helped me obtain victory after victory over every worry and fear, which has tried to come back. It is possible to live a fulfilling, blessed life free from every fear and worry. Think about it. Just imagine what your life would look like without a single care about problems with your job, family, kids, relationships, finances, and the future?
The wonderful carefree life you hope for isn’t as far away as you might think. God is not a respecter of persons. What He did for me, He’s waiting to do for you too. He’s right there with you at this very moment, waiting to take your burdens and problems and work them out. He’s volunteering for the job!
When I turned thirteen years old, something changed. My wonderful, happy life was about to be bombarded with something I hadn’t really experienced before. My mom won a cruise at her job, so my parents had us stay with some family friends for one week. Though they were so kind and I loved them dearly, they had different habits than I was used to. They watched the news from sun up to sundown. My siblings and I normally would watch Christian movies and TV shows. Night after night of watching the negative, horrible things on the news really started to affect me. I started to focus and think about all the horrible things happening in the world—fear, murder, junk. I started picturing those things happening to my parents on their trip and my siblings. The fear and worry entered into my heart and this cloud of worry and fear came over me. I thought I would be alright and everything would go back to normal once my parents came back and we all went home but it didn’t. It actually started getting worse. I would cry and my parents kept asking me what was wrong. I didn’t know other than I felt worried all the time. I couldn’t find the words to express the anxious struggle within me. No matter what fun things I did or looked forward to, that cloud was always over me.
I thank God for my parents who led me to the Word of God. They gave me wonderful scriptures like:
Philippians 4:6-8 (KJV) Be careful for nothing but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Matthew 6:25-33 (KJV) Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life…
1 Peter 5:7 (KJV) Casting all your care upon him for he careth for you.
2 Timothy 1:7 (KJV) For God hath not given us the spirit of fear but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. These verses talk about casting all our cares, worries, and anxieties on God.
I would read these every night until the Bible became my very life. I soon realized I needed the Word of God like I needed air. Up until then, I did read the Bible and enjoyed it but it was more or less what we were supposed to do. However, during this time, the Word of God became very crucial to me. I had to have it!
I was prayed for a few times. While it did help, the cloud of worry was still present. Two years later, I continued to read the Word of God diligently. My parents took us to a Christian teen conference. The minister asked if anyone needed prayer. I immediately went up. I don’t really remember what he said, and I didn’t feel any different after he prayed, until the next morning. I will never forget it. I woke up and I was free. That heavy cloud was gone! Completely gone! I felt like I could breathe for the first time without anxious tension on my chest. God rescued me. He reached out a lifeline to me, and I took it.
Since then, worry has tried to come back many times. I’ve learned how to resist it and remain carefree.
Worry isn’t something we conquer and then we’re done forever. We have to live a life of casting our stress, cares, worries, concerns, and anxieties on God. We were never meant to carry them.
Ever since God rescued me, I’ve made it my personal endeavor to learn everything I can from the Bible and other amazing faith teachings on the subject of worry and fear. The temptation to worry raises its ugly head once in a while but I don’t allow it to stay for one minute.
Remember, there is ALWAYS HOPE! Love, Kelly
(Part of this blog is from my book, “Rescued from Worry.” If any part of this resonates with you, please contact me or visit my website, kellyaulnovels.com. This powerful book is super affordable because I want to get this into your hands!)
