Proverbs 12:25 > “Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, but a good word makes it glad.”
Neuroscience > The Brain Is Actually Wired More To Anxiety Than To Peace
Anxiety is “an emotion that a person experiences in the face of a perceived threat or danger, along with an anticipation of misfortune”.
Seneca> “There are more things that frighten us than injure us, and we suffer more in imagination than in reality.”
Psalm 55:22:
“Cast your burden on the LORD, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.”
Matthew 11:28-30 (NLT):
“28 Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.”
Matthew 6:25-34:
“25 “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are? 27 Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?
28 “And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing, 29 yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. 30 And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?
31 “So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’ 32 These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. 33 Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. 34 “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.”
Dealing With Anxiety…
1) See What Really
In Matthew 6:25, Jesus said, “…do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?”
2) Realize Your
Matthew 6:26 - “Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your Heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?”
3) Remember What Anxiety
Matthew 6:27 - “Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?”
4) Live Day-By-Day
Matthew 6:34 - “…do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Learn to live day by day.
5) Trust
Isaiah 26:3,4 – “3 You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You. 4 Trust in the LORD forever, for in YAH, the LORD, is everlasting strength.”
6) Give Anxiety To God In
Philippians 4:6-7 > “6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”
7) Find
James 5:16 > “Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.”
8) Get Your
Psalm 23:
“1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. 3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the LORD Forever.”