we can cognitively reframe our situations with the new pattern looking like this: [Negative emotion], and [reason], so I will [choice].16 I’m upset, and I was passed over, so I will choose to remember that God has not forgotten me. I’m angry, and she was rude, so I will choose to meditate on God’s kindness toward me. I’m overwhelmed, and I have too much to do, so I will pause and choose to thank God for existing outside the boundaries of time and for empowering me to accomplish only that which I need to do. I’m stressed, and I’m fearful about my finances, so I will choose to pray instead of
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