Are you tired? Do you face deadlines? Are you behind? Maybe you are facing a problem that feels overwhelming. You may be a business person, university student, minister, or mom with small children. Regardless, there are moments in life that are just over the top. The following was published earlier but today I want to repeat them again. Perhaps you, like me, need to hear these affirmations today.
Today, I feel somewhat stressed and overwhelmed. I woke up in the middle of the night feeling very small as I began to think about decisions to be made, the unknown, and the future. I then read Hebrews 13:5b-6.
“Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”
In front of me is a memo pad. I wrote the following a few minutes ago:
Today, the Lord is my helper — I am free to give my stress, anxiety, and concerns to God.
Today, the Lord is my helper — I am free to not be stressed over the future.
Today, the Lord is my helper — I am free to relax and work hard.
Today, the Lord is my helper — I am free to be myself and not be overly concerned with pleasing others.
Today, the Lord is my helper — I am free to focus on pleasing Him instead of trying to make others happy.
Today, the Lord is my helper — I am free to be fully present with other people.
Today, the Lord is my helper — I am free to live as a balanced person. I don’t have to apologize for taking time to laugh, play, sleep, or live as a balanced human being.
Today, the Lord is my helper — I am free to say “No” or “Yes” or “I don’t know.”
Today, the Lord is my helper — I am free to enjoy the love of God, my wife, my two girls, and many other people.
I suspect you relate to this. I suspect that as you read this post, you can think of your own anxiety and worry. I am so very thankful that he literally is “my helper.” Now isn’t THAT a wonderful gift.
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Please add (as a comment) your own affirmation. Just complete the statement: “Today, the Lord is my helper — I am free to . . .”
Today the Lord is my helper. I am free to let go of concern about what will happen in the future, knowing that He will be present to support and encourage me.
The Lord is my helper… I'm free from concerns about "good enough" and "hard enough." I just have to learn to pray enough.
The Lord is my helper…I am free to be me.
The Lord is my helper…I am free from boostrap religion that causes me to feel lost and saved a hundred times a day. In short, I am free to be saved by the grace of God, finally. Free at last. Free at last. Thank God almighty I'm free at last.
The Lord is my helper…I know now that I am unconditionally loved by God.