I love Jesus. But some days I struggle with my mental health. Looking back, I can’t ever remember not having anxiety. It didn’t go away when I got saved. And these past several months of being blindsided by my (then) husband and then the legal system time and time again has made that anxiety rear its ugly head a lot. But I still love Jesus.
I can look back and see all the ways that God prepared me for the road I am currently walking long before I actually had to walk it. But some days my mental health is still a struggle. I can see all the ways he is blessing me and loving on me and protecting me. But some days my mental health is still a struggle. I go to church. I read my Bible and I pray. But some days my mental health is still a struggle.
A strong relationship with God and struggling with your mental health are not mutually exclusive. So many times we hear “You should pray about it more” or “You should have more faith” or “Don’t you know God will take care of it?” or my favorite “You should just stop worrying”, but those things aren’t really the issue.
In most blended families, everyone has experienced hurt of some kind. Everyone has some sort of trauma they have had to walk through. Whether that was a death or a divorce or something else entirely. And God can bless every single bit of it! But we still have to walk through the hurt and we have to understand that some days our kids might struggle with their mental health too. And that’s ok! What’s not ok is to make ourselves or our kids think that they just don’t love Jesus enough.
My favorite ways to walk through my anxious days:
Music
Spending time outside
Cleaning the house
Going to town even to just window shop and be around other people
Read
And most importantly, telling someone else so I don’t feel alone
And I do see a natural dr who has me on a supplement for my anxiety that works wonders!
My favorite ways to help my kids walk through their sad or anxious days:
Loving on them a little extra
Music
Getting them outside
Going and doing something fun as a family
Reminding them that they are not alone and they have so many people who love them
Being there for them to talk to without judgement
What are some of your favorite ways to walk through your mental health days?
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