Eliminate Anxiety
“Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.” Psalm 55:22
When we are stressed, the surge of negative emotions can become overwhelming, and unless you unburden your soul before God, it’s easy to make wrong decisions, succumb to wrong impulses, move in the wrong direction, and explode at the wrong people.
The Bible addresses this: ‘Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you.’
The extent to which you consciously lean on God, drawing strength from Him, is the extent to which you will be rid of anxiety.
It is no coincidence that many of the psalms start with David crying out to God for help and end with him rejoicing because he vented his frustrations to the right person – God!
The truth is, life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90 percent how you respond to it. Your job, your finances, your relationships, your health, and your future are all sources of anxiety, so you will never be totally free from angst.
But you can eliminate all the anxiety by putting your trust in God – ‘When I am afraid, I put my trust in you’ Psalm 56:3
Often we give our worries to God, only to snatch them back. We don’t like to give over control. But if you pray more, you’ll worry less.
“When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.” Psalm 94:19