As the wise words from folk song artist Jake Bugg once sang,
"Girl, you've been forgetting/
Just how special you really are/
And I try to remind you/
Sometimes I can't find you/
But the truth is in your heart/
So write a note to yourself..."
Here is a note I wrote to myself when I was having anxiety over a situation a couple weeks ago.
Add your name in the spaces provided. Print, laminate, and read as needed. Or better yet, make your own. Write that which is most difficult for you to believe in a time of need. Note what scripture affirms to be true about you. For this is your self-care, Church, let this Love speak over you. As God speaks to you, repeat it back to yourself over and over and over again. Family of God, recognize when the enemy is trying to pull you down. Reclaim the Truth back into your heart. Let it reside there and give you peace today.
"Dear ( ),
I know you are freaking out right now, but everything is going to be okay.
Never forsake being you! And guess what? Who you are is ALREADY beautiful, ALREADY lovely, ALREADY precious, ALREADY loved, ALREADY adored, ALREADY held, ALREADY fulfilled, ALREADY satisfied, and ALREADY where you need to be.
Trust, my dear ( ), that your Heavenly Father has everything in control. Believe, my dear ( ), that your Father knows what you need before you even ask for it!
You don't enter this fight alone; you don't enter even one second alone! ( ), you are brave.
The world will tell you many things about your heart, your face, and your body, but don't fret my darling ( ). You were made with such care; you are made with such great delight.
Your heart comes alive in Christ. Your face reveals His glory. Your body is a temple for the powerful Holy Spirit. Greater is God in you than the one who is in the world.
You go,( ), and be strong. You go, my friend, and live life to its fullest! Today is the day the Lord has made; rejoice ( ) and be glad in it!
Sincerely,
( )"
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