Fear & Bedtime
🩺 Going to the Doctor or Dentist
Pokes and loud tools can hurt for a moment and still be a kind of care. You may say you are nervous and still be brave.
Trust
“When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.”
Psalms 56:3 · World English Bible
Heal
“For I will restore health to you, and I will heal you of your wounds,” says Yahweh; “because they have called you an outcast, saying, ‘It is Zion, whom no man seeks after.’””
Jeremiah 30:17 · World English Bible
Prayer
“In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.”
Philippians 4:6 · World English Bible
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Say it
Practice Psalms 56:3
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
IamIputmytrustinyou.
Pray together
Dear God, I feel jumpy about this visit. Please help the helpers, help my body, and help me trust you. Amen.
Two-minute challenge
Practice one slow breath in and a longer breath out, five times, before you leave the house.
Parent tip
Explain only the next true step, skip scary extra details, and praise the courage after, not the absence of tears.