Joy through P A I N Acceptance Acceptance

Joy through P. A. I. N

Acceptance

Acceptance is a letting-go process. You let go of your wishes and demands that life can be different. It's a conscious choice. Gary Emery Ask not that events should happen as you will, but let your will be that events should happen as they do, and you shall have peace. Epictetus To teach people how to live without certainty and yet without being paralyzed by hesitation is the lesson of learning acceptance. anonymous

Grief n o i s s Guilt e r p e D Reconstruction l r e a g i An n e D argaining B Hope

Grieving Giving Everything to God

What do we grieve? Ø Loss of pain free life on earth Ø Loss of dreams and expectations

What do we Celebrate? “I tell you the truth, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy” (John 16: 20) “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose” (Romans 8: 28)

What is anxiety? Ø A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome- he felt a surge of anxiety Ø - anxieties about the moral decline of Desire to do something, typically accompanied by unease- the housekeeper's eager anxiety to please Ø A nervous disorder characterized by a state of excessive uneasiness and apprehension, typically with compulsive behavior or panic attacks Wikipedia Encyclopedia definitions

Anxiety and Chronic Pain Anxiety creates: ü Muscle tension ü body soreness ü headaches

“ANXIETY COMES FROM REASONABLE EXPECTATIONS” Dr. Donald Totten

Other Concerns Finances? Relationship? Mobility? Self Care?

Pain/Anxiety Trap Pain Anxiety

Give it to God Cast all your anxiety on him, for he cares for you. Pain Expectations Frustration Sadness Joy Anxiety

Matthew 10: 29 “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. ”

Faith Bowling – 6 mo June 2012 As I watch my kitten sleep, I realize she doesn’t have a care in the world and my husband reminds me “Why should she, she knows her masters will take care of her”, It occurred to me that as long as we trust in Jesus we should all “sleep like kittens

May the God of Hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. Romans 15: 13 Prayer for Acceptance