"Give Up Worry Forever" by Dr. Robb Thompson

I purchased this book from church Sunday, and I am now halfway through it.  The author suggests methods for removing constant worry and panic from your way of thinking.  His main approach is using Scriptures from the Bible to combat negative thoughts.  Here are some of them:

For God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. - I John 3:20 (NLT)

For though we walk after the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but are mighty thorugh God to the pulling down of strong holds;) Casting down imaginationsa, and every high thing that exalteth itself aginst the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ. - 2 Corinthians 10:3-5

For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. - Romans 8:15

Depression in the heart of man causes him to stoop, but a good word will make him glad. - Proverbs 12:25

A LOT of Scriptures are quoted in the book, so I see it as a lot of ammunition against the enemy.  What intrigues me even more is that the author used to suffer from panic attacks, and he spoke God's Word and meditated on it to overcome that problem.  A CD is included with the book on which the author quotes Scriptures and includes short prayers with each one.  He quotes each verse about three times each, so the CD is great for meditation.  The background music is soothing as well.

Even though I haven't finished the book, I am already recommending it! :-)   Because of what I have read so far, I have realized that for every good Word I have received from God, a negative thought or occurrence soon followed, which made me forget what I learned.  I see now that I have to look for ways to put in remembrance the positive messages God gives me so that they will always come to mind in times of trouble.

Yesterday morning I woke up early from an inspiring dream and began to listen to the CD.  I also listened to an evangelist on TV who preached about prioritizing, organization and discipline  - three areas in my life that I seriously need help with right now.  Not too long after that, my mom told me that the new toilet wouldn't flush.  (She's remodeling the bathroom.)  I didn't realize it was a clog and thought there was something wrong with the handle.  I reached into the tank, pulled the chain and the toilet overflowed all over the new tile floor which had not been grouted yet.  I freaked out, grabbed the wet/dry vac and sucked up all I could for over an hour.  I thought the floor was ruined, and I began to shake and cry.  All I could think was that the moisture would cause the tiles to come loose, and the contractor would have to set them all over again.  However, while cleaning up the mess, something said to me, "There it is."  What did that mean?  It meant that I was doing it again - worrying and panicking about something that hasn't even happened.  Later, I called the contractor, and he told me it wasn't a big deal.  He was right.  The thinset had enough time to dry before the "flood", so no harm was done.  See there?  The enemy saw me fighting to overcome worry and he tried to throw me off track by clogging the toilet.  I think I'm beginning to see the light now.  I have to fight worry, anxiety and depression with the Word 24/7, or I come easily become incapacitated.  I'm glad I started reading the book before this happened.