![]() ![]() The Lucado Encouraging Word Bible is designed to encourage believers along their journey with the Lord. After all, we’re all part of the same body.įor more encouragement from the Word of God, learn more about the Lucado Encouraging Word Bible. Don’t hesitate to ask others for assistance. Be open and honest about what you’re experiencing. Turn to other believers with your struggle. Likewise, when you struggle with anxiety, let someone else help you bear your burdens. Talk about your own experiences with giving your burdens to Him. Show them how to give their anxiety to God. When you see people struggling with anxiety, take time to walk alongside them and provide comfort and peace during their volatile moments. “ Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ ” ( Galatians 6:2). Instead of exhausting our own limited strength, why don’t we give our anxieties to someone who can handle them? Not only is Jesus glad to accept them, but He knows exactly what to do with them. Eventually, though, the effort will wear us out. We may even be able to convince others that we’re not overly exerting ourselves. The more we struggle with it, the heavier it becomes. “ all your care upon Him, for He cares for you ” ( 1 Peter 5:7 ).Īnxiety is baggage. He wants to counteract it with His peace. If something affects us or robs us of our joy, God wants us to share it with Him. No worry is too insignificant for Him to care about. No anxiety is too severe for God to handle. Prayer is the most effective weapon we have. “ Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus ” ( Philippians 4:6–7). Exchange your heavy load for His rest and peace of mind. Give Him everything that makes you apprehensive or worried. Instead of trying to shoulder the burden of anxiety alone, take up the Lord on His offer. ![]() That can leave you weakened, unable to deal with other responsibilities. “ Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you res t” ( Matthew 11:28 ).Īnxiety is a heavy burden to carry, so heavy that sometimes it takes all your emotional strength not to buckle under its weight. Follow his example and place your trust in God, even when anxious thoughts and worries cause you to feel less than trusting. “ But I have trusted in Your mercy my heart shall rejoice in Your salvation ” ( Psalm 13:5).Īfter crying out to God in anguish, David acknowledges the Lord’s power and plan. He gives us the courage, strength, and endurance we need to overcome our anxiety, one battle at a time. Instead, He promises to accompany us through every anxiety-ridden situation we face. He doesn’t promise to make worrisome circumstances go away. God doesn’t promise to shield us from situations that make us anxious. Be strong and of good courage ” ( Joshua 1:5–6). Humans have greater value to Him than birds do, so how much more will He pay attention to your needs? Joshua 1: 5-6 God cares for the birds of the air-the robins, the hummingbirds, even the vultures. If you need evidence of that, look up and around you. The source of your anxiety, whatever it is, matters dearly to God. Are you not of more value than they? Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? ” ( Matthew 6:25–27). Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns yet your heavenly Father feeds them. “ Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink nor about your body, what you will put on. Spending quiet time with Him on a daily basis will go a long way toward easing an anxious mind. No one knows more about the inner workings of your mind and emotions than God does. “ For You formed my inward parts You covered me in my mother’s womb ” ( Psalm 139:13). ![]() You may find the comfort and assurance you need to ease your anxious spirit. If you find yourself overwhelmed by circumstances or struggling with feelings of anxiety, spend some time in the following passages. Perhaps that’s why God filled His Word with wisdom that speaks to our anxious spirits. Many of the best-known people in Scripture experienced bouts of anxiety. The first recorded cases can be traced to the moment Adam and Eve discovered that they were naked and exposed to God (see Genesis 3:10). In fact, anxiety is one of the very oldest of human afflictions. Diagnoses of anxiety have risen sharply in recent years, but the problem is anything but a modern epidemic. ![]()
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