Attacking Anxiety: From Panicked and Depressed to Alive and Free

by Shawn Johnson

I AM CHOSEN “For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight” (Ephesians 1:4). I AM CALLED “He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace” (2 Timothy 1:9). I AM SAFE “The LORD will keep you from all harm—he will watch over your life” (Psalm 121:7). I AM PROTECTED “But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one” (2 Thessalonians 3:3). GOD IS WITH ME “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go” (Joshua 1:9). GOD WILL NEVER LEAVE ME “And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age” (Matthew 28:20). GOD WILL STRENGTHEN ME “I can do all things through Him who strengthens me” (Philippians 4:13 NASB). GOD WILL GUIDE ME “Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path” (Psalm 119:105). GOD WILL EMPOWER ME “What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?” (Romans 8:31). HIS SPIRIT LIVES IN ME “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God?” (1 Corinthians 6:19). GOD IS GREATER “You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world” (1 John 4:4). I AM MORE THAN A CONQUEROR “No, in all these things we are more than con...