I'm a big believer in the power of words and the healing effect they can have on our body, mind, and spirit.  Below are some scriptures, quotes, or other statements I've found particularly encouraging in my journey, and I'm sharing them in hopes that some of them may speak to you or remind you that this battle isn't the end, and that continuing the fight it is not just worth it, but is the only real option we have.


Scriptures

And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. - Philippians 1:6 ESV

Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. - Philippians 4:6-7 NLT

I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. - Philippians 4:13 NKJV


"All things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are the called, according to his purpose." - Romans 8:28

This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. - Joshua 1:9 NLT

Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. - Isaiah 41:10 ESV

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. - 2 Corinthians 12:9 ESV

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. - Romans 8:18

Quotes about trials/struggles/anxiety/worrying

“The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things. The good things don’t always soften the bad things, but vice versa, the bad things don’t always spoil the good things and make them unimportant.” - The Doctor, Doctor Who, Season 5 Episode 10

“If Jesus gives us a task or assigns us to a difficult season, every ounce of our experience is meant for our instruction and completion if only we'll let Him finish the work. I fear, however, that we are so attention-deficit that we settle for bearable when beauty is just around the corner.” - Beth Moore

“How would your life be different if…You stopped worrying about things you can’t control and started focusing on the things you can? Let today be the day…You free yourself from fruitless worry, seize the day and take effective action on things you can change.” - Steve Maraboli, Life, The Truth, and Being Free

“Suffering in the path of Christian obedience, with joy - because the steadfast love of the Lord is better than life (Psalm 63:3) - is the clearest display of the worth of God in our lives. Therefore, faith-filled suffering is essential in this world for the most intense, authentic worship. When we are most satisfied with God in suffering, he will be most glorified in us in worship. Our problem is not styles of music. Our problem is styles of life. When we embrace more affliction for the worth of Christ, there will be more fruit in the worship of Christ.” 
― John Piper, Tested by Fire: The Fruit of Suffering in the Lives of John Bunyan, William Cowper and David Brainerd.

You become a worrier by practicing worry. You can become free of worry by practicing the opposite and stronger habit of faith. With all the strength and perseverance you can command, start practicing faith. - Norman Vincent Peale

Quotes about happiness/the importance of positivity and optimism

"A strong positive attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug." - Patricia Neal

“Happiness can be found in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” - Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkaban, J.K. Rowling

“I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward the sun, one's feet moving forward. There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to despair. That way lays defeat and death.” - Nelson Mandela

"Worry is like a rocking chair: it gives you something to do but never gets you anywhere." - Erma Bombeck

“Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it.” - Jacques Prevert

“Man is fond of counting his troubles but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up, as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it." - Fyodor Dostoevsky

Quotes about staying strong/the importance of not giving up

Anyone can give up, it’s the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that’s true strength. - Unknown

Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that’s what makes you strong. - Sarah Dessen

You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, “I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along”. - Eleanor Roosevelt

"When I cannot understand my Father’s leading, And it seems to be but hard and cruel fate, Still I hear that gentle whisper ever pleading, God is working, God is faithful—Only wait." - A.B. Simpson

Quotes about feelings and emotions

“The best way to get rid of the pain is to feel the pain. And when you feel the pain and go beyond it, you’ll see there’s a very intense love that is wanting to awaken itself.” - Deepak Chopra

“...you know that a good, long session of weeping can often make you feel better, even if your circumstances have not changed one bit.” - Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Bad Beginning



“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?" - Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, J.K. Rowling