To conclude this chapter in a manner designed to help you go to work now to break the worry habit, I list a ten-point worry-breaking formula.1. Say to yourself, “Worry is just a very bad mental habit. And I can change any habit with God’s help.”2. You became a worrier by practicing worry. You can be- come free of worry by practicing the opposite and stronger habit of faith. With all the strength and perseverance you can command, start practicing faith.3. How do you practice faith? First thing every morning be- fore you arise say out loud, “I believe,” three times.4. Pray, using this formula, “I place this day, my life, my loved ones, my work in the Lord‘s hands. There is no harm in the Lord’s hands, only good. Whatever happens, whatever results, if I am in the Lord‘s hands it is the Lord’s will and it is good.”
5. Practice saying something positive concerning everything about which you have been talking negatively. Talk posi- tively. For example, don‘t say, “This is going to be a ter- rible day.” Instead, affirm, “This is going to be a glorious day.” Don’t say, “I’ll never be able to do that.” Instead, affirm, “With God’s help I will do that.”6. Never participate in a worry conversation. Shoot an injec- tion of faith into all your conversations. A group of people talking pessimistically can infect every person in the group with negativism. But by talking things up rather than down you can drive off that depressing atmosphere and make ev- eryone feel hopeful and happy.7. One reason you are a worrier is that your mind is liter- ally saturated with apprehension thoughts, defeat thoughts, gloomy thoughts. To counteract, mark every passage in the Bible that speaks of faith, hope, happiness, glory, radi- ance. Commit each to memory. Say them over and over again until these creative thoughts saturate your subcon- scious mind. Then the subconscious will return to you what you have given it, namely, optimism, not worry.8. Cultivate friendships with hopeful people. Surround your- self with friends who think positive, faith-producing thought and who contribute to a creative atmosphere. This will keep you restimulated with faith attitudes.9. See how many people you can help to cure their own worry habit. In helping another to overcome worry you get greater power over it within yourself.10. Every day of your life conceive of yourself as living in partnership and companionship with Jesus Christ. If He actually walked by your side, would you be worried or afraid? Well, then, say to yourself, “He is with me.” Affirm aloud, “I am with you always.” Then change it to say, “He is with me now.” Repeat that affirmation three times every day. Power to Solve Personal Problems
