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Pausing in the Garden of Hope
Stopping excessive doubt in its tracks
“Practice the pause. When in doubt, pause. When angry, pause. When tired, pause. When stressed, pause. And when you pause, pray.”
— Toby Mac
A prayer can be a request for help or a way to express gratitude to God or your Creator. Prayer can bring hope in the most desperate of times.
A prayer journal can be just the thing to refresh your soul even in challenging times. Pausing in the moment of a painful feeling can seem impossible, but practice makes it possible.
Anger is a symptom of anxiety. When I’m angry, my vision becomes unclear. I get caught up in the moment, and using self-control is not always easy.
As for some feelings, I can pause much easier. Pausing has become a practice of mine through spending moments in my prayer journal.
I’m never proud when I let anger get the best of me. If left untamed, it continually festers into doubt, worry and hopelessness.
Practice the pause
How might a person practice the pauses needed in life? I use my journal for many reasons. Pausing is one of the behaviors that my journal has…
