This will vary greatly from person to person depending on your personal situation, but here are a few tips that you might find helpful…
Create space for yourself
When you’re feeling hemmed in, it’s time to do something different. Take a break, have a change of scenery, go for a walk and breathe deeply.
Be alone with God and read His Word
There is great comfort and reassurance in spending time with God and meditating on His Word.
Talk and pray with a close friend
Have a coffee with a close friend, be honest, share and pray together.
Have counselling with someone outside of your circle
Spending a few sessions with a trained counsellor can be of great benefit. It’s a safe place where you can confide in someone who is not personally or emotionally involved in your life.
Think on good things
Our minds can be a battlefield. So train your mind to think on positive and good things. The Bible encourages us to do so.
Marvel at God’s creation in the great outdoors.
God’s creation shouts God’s praise. Spend time enjoying outside in the fresh air He has made and given us to enjoy.
Don’t look back or too far into the future. Enjoy what you have now.
We can torture ourselves dwelling on the past or worrying about tomorrow, when the truth of the matter is that we can’t change the past or know what the future holds. We only have now so make it count for the better.
Resist the enemies lies
The devil, our adversary seeks to pull us down through our thoughts. I am hopeless is a lie. I have no future, is a lie. Try to resist these thoughts meditating instead on what God says - you have a future and a hope through Jesus.
Change the routine
So often we can get caught in a rut repeating the same routines most days. Dare to be different. Change things up a little, try something new and see the difference.
Have an eternal perspective
Our afflictions are only momentary although they feel like they will last forever. But eternity is awaiting us all. It’s then that we will be completely transformed in mind, body and soul. Look forward to that.
This is really helpful advice, thanks Alan