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Series: Anxiety

Anxiety: Facing Anxiety with Faith

Anxiety: Facing Anxiety With Faith

In the final address to the church in Philippi, Paul addresses the issue of peace and anxiety.  We should not downplay anxiety or the things that people are going through.  Even if we feel as though the person is anxious about too many things, minimizing the problem is not a valid solution.  The cure to anxiety resides in what the person is concentrating on.  With the constant barrage of 24/7 news coverage that seems to be more to satiate a bloodlust, now more than ever is the time to look to God for the comfort of our anxiety. Thus, we Paul writes to the church in Philippi to not be anxious, he does so with the solution of setting our attention on Christ.

Anxiety: The Lord Will Provide For Your Needs

Anxiety: The Lord Will Provide For Your Needs

The Gospel that Jesus Christ brings speaks a great deal into our finances and the provision.  Jesus, in His iconic sermon on the mount, instructions His people to not worry about where their provision will come from.  To this he shows us the examples of the birds and animals who live in trust that God will provide for their daily needs.  We are worth more to God than animals and can trust God for the provision for our daily living.  This may not always be easy, but we are able to trust God.  He has provided for us in the past and will continue to guide us in the future.  Furthermore, when God provides, we have the opportunity to live our our faith and be good stewards of what we have been given.  

Anxiety: The Hand of God For Those We Love

Anxiety: The Hand of God For Those We Love

Feeling concerned for a person to either renew their relationship with Christ through their daily living or for them to come to Christ in the first place is natural.  However, it is not a place we can stay.  The feelings of concern, worry, and anxiety are not things we are meant to hold on to.  It is a burden and God is able to handle much better than we are able to.  Worry for those I care about, while it may be based in a good sentiment, is ultimately the worst thing I can do.  We will all go through times of feeling anxious for a person, but what we do during that time is what marks the difference.  Instead of spiraling downward into anxiety, what better option do you have than to place that person in the hands of God and allow God’s hands to work through ours.  

Anxiety: Feeling Not Good Enough

Anxiety: Feeling Not Good Enough

We strive so hard to prove our own worth through our own actions and feats, but doing so will never distill the anxiety but only multiply it.  Grace through faith is the key to calming our anxious minds.  In the end, our works are vastly insufficient to produce a self-worth of any value.  But this is not the stem of our anxiety but rather are we good enough.  We ask the question over and over presenting our best works forward to the people around us in hopes for validation of a question that can only be answered by God.  “Am I good enough?” The answer from a loving God who sought us out in our ruin, is a most assured and resounding “yes.”