I recently hit my 200th blog post, and it’s inspired me to write about gratitude which is one of the themes of kamillegrace.com. Truthfully, my blog wouldn’t even exist if I had listened to that voice in my head, the one that told me no one would care what I had to say, and I would eventually run out of things to write about. I chose not to let anxiety win, and I’ll continue to make that choice over and over again.

It’s been said the brain cannot respond to anxiety and gratitude at the same time. Gratitude, in a way, is the antidote to anxiety—annihilating feelings of stress and replacing them with joy.

I used to struggle with anxiety. Though I won’t say I never do anymore, I can honestly tell you it doesn’t hinder me from living my life the way I should be living it. I refuse to let anxiety rob me of my God given joy, and you should as well. One way to overcome this thing we call anxiety is through an abundance of gratitude. Another way is to defiantly live out your purpose in the face of it. Living out your purpose is another theme of my blog.

Your purpose is designed by God to share His goodness with others, and it begins with a state of gratitude for all He is. Anxiety is designed by the enemy to keep you from living in your purpose. By taking your heart of faith and replacing it with a heart of uncertainty, the enemy can keep you bound. Anxiety is most often about the future; gratitude is about centering yourself in the here and now. It’s in choosing to remain in the present moment, in a state of gratitude, with our feet firmly planted in our purpose we are able to let go of what’s ahead. We are able to let God be God.

Sometimes I wonder if God told me to create the blog not only for others but for myself. The truth is, when I’m writing, I’m worshipping; I’m reflecting on God’s goodness—I’m practicing gratitude.

It’s through this blog I’ve learned to trust God when He tells me to do something. Little did I know, He was preparing a place for me, a place I can escape to, a place to share joy with others, a place where anxiety can never find me.