Anxiety and worry can ruin our health and stop us from truly living our days. We all tend to worry and be anxious for so many reasons. And in this world we live in there are very good reason to worry! We worry for our future, about our finances, about our health and for our loved ones.
Jesus understands this, yet He encourages us not to worry and strive. And in His Word, He gives us the keys to how we can stop or lessen our worries and fears.
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7
Take some time to sit quiety, take some deep breaths and talk to Him about it all. Don't hold back! You can tell Him everything and know that He is listening. You can be real with God! You can express your pain, heartache, anger, frustration, despair. You can direct your questions, doubts and fears. Cry out to Him, put it all on the table before Him. His word tells us to cast all our cares and worries on Him, because He cares for us. (1 Peter 5:7)
The next step is to then hand all those worries and fears to God. But how do we do this?
We do this by an act of faith. By telling Him you're handing it all over to Him and trusting in Him for the outcome. Another way is to write it all down and then in prayer, offer up what you have written to God and ask Him to take the burden from you and declare by faith that you are going to let God carry the burden for you and work on your behalf.
When we take the time to do this, we will experience the peace of God, which transcends all understanding. This is a wonderful place to be in! Have you ever met people who have a peace about them even though you know they are going through a lot? This is the peace that God talks about. This peace will will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Think about that for a moment! A peace which guards our hearts and minds....wow! A peace that won't let the worries and anxiety rule us anymore!
God doesn't say we won't have troubles in this world. In fact it says we will! I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. John 16:33
Being a follower of Jesus doesn't mean we escape lifes troubles. What it does mean is that we can go through life in peace, no matter what we are facing, if we will but apply the above processes to our lives.
The Bible reminds us that anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad. Proverbs 12:25. I encourage you to take Gods good word to heart today and apply it to your own life and in doing so experience release from the heavy burdens of worry and anxiety and instead live in a state of peace, a peace that only God can give.
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