Stress & Anxiety. Something that if you're breathing, you've struggled with since birth. So, what do we do with it?
Our anxiety should drive us into a deeper relationship with Jesus.
We get anxious when we try to play God. We try and control everything and end up carrying a weight that wasn't meant for us to carry. Our anxiety will decrease when we remember who God is and how big He is.
Our problems are like a grain of salt to God.
If God can take care of our eternity, He can take care of your anxiety. Some of us believe He can but aren't letting Him.
Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:6,7When we humble ourselves, God lifts us up. When we lift ourselves up, God will humble us.
Always recognize Jesus as a DAILY need in your life. When we go to God daily, we let go of anxiety.
You need two things: JESUS and the CHURCH.
God asks us to cast our anxieties onto Him and do not real them back in!
We can tend to overwhelm our friends and family with our stress and anxiety but they, too, are carrying their own weights. BUT JESUS can't be overwhelmed.
...hear me and answer me. My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught. Psalm 55:2
Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:5-6
Gods presence > Our problems
Concentrate on what you DO have and not on what you DON'T have.
We can't always change our circumstances but we can change our perspective.
We worry so much because we pray so little...but no one cares about you like Jesus does!
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