Dealing With Worry And Anxiety

 God has told us to give all our cares and anxieties to him because He cares for us.  God promises that He won’t give us more than we can handle and will give us the grace that is sufficient to meet every need. 

 To trust God rather than be filled with worry and anxiety requires that we hold on to what is true when, for a time, circumstances may challenge that.  We need to pray and then pray some more.  We need to see what is good alongside what is troubling.  In times of trial we may believe that getting help for our need is a priority.  Waiting is hard but, until the problem is resolved, we need to believe that God is for us and not against us. We need to persevere even when we feel like giving up. 

 God’s new life-giving way for us in recovery is to come to believe that He is the power greater than ourselves who can restore us.  Our part?  Turn our will and our life – including any particular situation – over to His care.  What does this require?  That we begin to trust that God is good, that God is for us, and that God will give us what we need – maybe something different from what we think the solution to the situation is – but ultimately what we need is to make it through.  Sometimes we need our character strengthened more than we need an instant solution.  We don’t prefer that gift from God but thankfully God is more interested in our long-term peace and stability than in our demands of the moment.

Prayer:  Loving God, You are good and You are with me.  You promise to never leave me nor forsake me.  Help me to trust in Your faithful care when challenges fill me with worry and anxiety.  Amen

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