GOD will be in control of Your life, If you allow HIM to be. So that you can beat anxiety with the power of GOD!
“Stop being perpetually uneasy (anxious and worried) about your life.” Mt 6:25
How to overcome anxiety (1)
Here are some steps to overcoming your anxiety:
(1) Talk to God. Don’t bemoan the collapse of an investment; ask God to help you. Don’t pace the floor of the hospital waiting room; pray for a successful surgery. “Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him” (1Pe 5:7).
(2) Slow down. “Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him” (Ps 37:7). Jesus’ first miracle took place at a wedding. They had run out of wine, which was a social disaster in those days. Mary could’ve blamed the host for poor planning, or the guests for over drinking, but instead she took the shortage to Jesus and He solved her problem. You can do the same. Assess the problem, and then take it to the Lord in prayer.
(3) Don’t let your anxieties get the best of you. When a mosquito lands on you, you don’t say, “I’ll take care of it in a minute.” No, you kill it before it can bite you. Be equally decisive with your worries. The moment they surface, deal with them. Before you rush to diagnose that mole as a cancer, have it examined. Instead of assuming you’ll never get out of debt, consult a financial expert. Be a doer, not a stewer. Horace Bushnell said, “Anxiety is a word of unbelief or unreasoning dread. We have no right to allow it. Full faith in God puts it to rest.” The crosses we bear over anxiety concerning the future aren’t crosses that come from God. So give your anxiety to God, and leave it with Him!
How to overcome anxiety (2)
There are 807,361 words in the Bible, but you’ll search in vain for a single mention of the specific word “worry.” It’s not in GOD’s vocabulary !
“And the peace of God…will guard your hearts.” Php 4:7
Here are three more steps you can take to overcome anxiety:
(1) List your worries. For one week, make a list of the things you worry about most. Children? Health? Money? Marriage? Job? These aren’t one-time worries that come and go quickly. They’re things that make you “perpetually uneasy” (Mt 6:25), so begin to review them. Ask yourself how many of them have actually turned into reality? Charles Spurgeon said, “Our worst misfortunes never happen…most of our miseries lie in anticipation.”
(2) Analyze them. You’ll detect recurring areas of preoccupation that may become obsessions: what people think of you; the fact that heart disease, cancer, and Alzheimer’s run in your family; the fear that you won’t have enough to live on when you get old. Identify each fear and pray specifically about it.
(3) Live in today. God has promised to meet your needs daily, not weekly or annually. He’ll give you what you need—when you need it! “Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need” (Heb 4:16). The old hymn goes: “Not so in haste my heart! Have faith in God, and wait; although He lingers long, He never comes too late.” There are 807,361 words in the Bible, but you’ll search in vain for a single mention of the specific word “worry.” It’s not in God’s vocabulary, and it shouldn’t be in yours either. The Bible says, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer…present your requests to God. And the peace of God…will guard your hearts” (Php 4:6-7).
How to overcome anxiety (3)
Praise GOD! That we have our heavenly father who knows all our need.
“Your heavenly Father already knows all your needs.” Mt 6:32
Here are two more steps to overcoming anxiety:
(1) Ask for help. Paul wrote, “Outside were conflicts, inside were fears. Nevertheless God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus” (2Co 7:5-6). You’re not unique; others are facing the same fears too. By “telling” on your anxieties, they begin to lose their power. Remember: “Two are better than one…If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!” (Ecc 4:9-10). Share your feelings with someone you trust, and ask them to pray with you. People are more willing to help than you might imagine. Less worry on your part often means more happiness on theirs.
(2) Focus on God, not yourself. Jesus concludes His call to calmness with this challenge: “Your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need” (Mt 6:32-33). If you seek wealth, you’ll worry about every dollar. If you seek health, you’ll fear every blemish and bump. If you seek popularity, you’ll obsess over every conflict. If you seek safety, you’ll jump at every crack of the twig. But if you focus each day on God’s kingdom, “He will give you everything you need.” An unknown poet wrote: “Said the robin to the sparrow, ‘I should really like to know, why these anxious human beings rush around and worry so.’ Said the sparrow to the robin, ‘Friend, I think that it must be, that they have no heavenly Father such as cares for you and me.’”
GOD BLESS YOU
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