Most psychologists would say that anxiety is a normal part of life. Do you agree?
I’m sure most of you don’t. Matter of fact, most people wouldn’t consider themselves a worrier and would deny the idea of being plagued with fear.
The reality is that the everyday pressures of life can be emotionally and mentally exhausting.
Do I have enough money?
How can I make my relationship better?
What if my health gets worst?
Am I capable to succeed in school?
These concerns may just be NORMAL. Maybe you don’t struggle in this area. But there are those who find life a little tougher than others.
Do you know anyone with OCD? For the record, obsessive-compulsive disorder may appear laughable when we enjoy a rerun of the TV show Monk. But the people who are truly consumed with a need for symmetry or surgical cleanliness know how deeply debilitating the situation can be.
The point is: Whether you are stressed out over a new job, needy children or the towels being folded wrong, we all worry about something.
The good news is that stress can be managed. You CAN live a life of minimal anxiety. Living the abundant life Jesus can to give us does not have to mean a lifetime of burden and agony.
What does the Bible say about stress, worry and anxiety?
Philippians 4:6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
1. The remedy for anxiety is constant prayer. I’m referring to gathering the Saints together for a service or going a 40 week fast, but truly staying prayerful at all times and about all things.
2. When you get tired of praying for yourself, go into thanksgiving. Start thanking God for at all times and for all things.
3. Then after that, increase your supplication – beg and plead for relief from God.
4. Actually, God knows our wants or desires without us telling Him and He knows we need for better than we do; but He wants us to demonstrate that we value the mercy and full dependence on Him.
Here are other scriptures that may help you:
Psalm 55:22 Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.
Romans 8:31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Psalm 118:5-6 Out of my distress I called on the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me free. The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?
Proverbs 12:25 Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.
In what ways do you release yourself from stress?
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