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- Freedom from anxiety means trusting God with our circumstances, yielding control knowing that He has our best in mind, regardless of the outcome. That is why, when Jesus also tells us not to be anxious, He appeals to God’s evident, providential care for all living things (Matthew 6:25-34). He is reminding you: God is going to take care of you.
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Oct 1, 2019 · When Jesus was teaching His disciples about fear, worry, and anxiety, He taught four key principles. These principles reveal how a wrong response to fear, worry, and anxiety can hinder our spiritual walk, and why we must take our fear, worry, and anxiety seriously as followers of Christ.
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In his mercy, God heard my desperate prayers and preserved my wife. The doctors and nurses were amazing, and my wife was stabilized and recovered. But the fear I felt in those moments was real, and an extreme example of the fears we regularly meet throughout life. The vast majority of our anxiety may not be as severe, but the symptoms are common an...
Philippians 4:6–7tells us, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.” But how does prayer, supplication, and thanksgiving uproot the weeds of anxiety in our lives? Or to switch the analogy, if fear and anxiety are like the indicator dashboard lights of o...
The apostle Peter makes an explicit link between humility and relinquishing anxiety: According to Peter, to let go of anxious thoughts and fears requires the multistep process of admitting that (1) I am fearful and anxious, (2) I am failing to trust some aspect of God’s character and goodness, and (3) I need his help to cast these anxieties upon hi...
When we humble ourselves before God, recognizing our weakness, fears, and anxieties, we can begin casting those anxieties before our Lord in prayer, supplication, and thanksgiving (Philippians 4:6–7). In each step of this process, we recall God’s character and promises in our prayers to him. Our prayers switch from “take it away God!” to humble sub...
As much as it depends on you, wage war on anxiety by targeting the root. Experienced gardeners will tell you that the best defense against weeds is a good offense. Strong flourishing perennials, a well-fertilized vegetable garden, or even thick green grass soak up the nutrients and crowd out the weeds. Similarly, as we uproot anxiety and fear, we m...
Feb 5, 2021 · Freedom from anxiety means trusting God with our circumstances, yielding control knowing that He has our best in mind, regardless of the outcome. That is why, when Jesus also tells us not to be anxious, He appeals to God’s evident, providential care for all living things (Matthew 6:25-34).
Sep 16, 2024 · These scriptures collectively teach us to trust in God, not to be anxious, and to rely on His peace and provision. They offer a spiritual roadmap to overcoming anxiety by shifting our focus from our worries to God’s faithfulness.
Aug 6, 2024 · Paul says, “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind” (2 Timothy 1:7, NKJV). The Greek word for “fear” in this verse does not refer to reverential fear that is often associated with fear of the Lord. Rather, the word refers to cowardice or timidity.
Aug 12, 2021 · Scripture gives us God-appointed remedies for sinful anxiety and worry. The psalmists often expressed the anxieties of his heart while teaching us how to cast those anxieties on the Lord in prayer (e.g., Ps. 16:1–2; 23:4; 27:7–8; 31:10–15; 55:22).
In Luke 12:32, Jesus says, “Fear not, little flock,” using a synonym of the Greek word for anxiety. We must hear the God-man’s gentle tone when we come to that famous moment in the Sermon on the Mount where Jesus gives us the command, “Do not be anxious” (Matt. 6:25).
