Anxiety really is a funny animal. Some days I wake up with an anxious feeling. Other days it hits me sometime in the middle of the day. It can be unpredictable. I have found that on days when I have nothing to do, when I should be relaxing, I am hit the hardest. It is like my body does not know how to relax.  The first part of  Psalm 46:10 runs through my head.  "Be still and know that I am God."

I have been reading about mindfulness, yoga, and meditation. All these practices help others with anxiety. I am beginning to practice some of these, but I do not want to empty my mind completely. Instead, I meditate on God's word.  I have been using an App called ScriptureTyper to help memorize Bible verses.  Using these verses, I can meditate on God's word while slowing down my breathing and focusing on relaxing.

Meditating on God's word and daily practice of it is still in the infancy stages for me.  I seem to let everything else push out the time I need for this practice.  I need to practice self-discipline to get up in the morning and take the time I need for myself.   My plan is to take the summer and develop a new habit. The habit of daily meditating on God's word and yoga stretching.