It’s been a bit of a battle with anxiety lately. Have you ever been there? Are you there now?
I’m trying to learn how to handle things better. And I felt prompted to blog about it. Maybe it will help both of us! I pray it blesses you.
Anxiety is something I struggle with often. But I am trusting in Jesus as my Saviour and Lord (and you can too). My sins have been forgiven. I have eternal hope as a follower of Jesus. I belong to Him, and He is with me. And He has encouragement for me in the battle.
So here are some thoughts from the trenches:
- Again and again, I need to come back to God’s Word. To promises of His provision and help.
- I need to give this worry to God in prayer, with thanksgiving. If there is something I am worried about, and I have given it to God, it’s a really good idea to think intentionally about something else, rather than dwelling on the fear, and imaging the terrible things that may happen (but probably never well).
- It helps a lot if I don’t focus on the fear of what might happen, but instead focus on God’s promises. On how He has come through in the past. And how He has always been faithful.
- I never need to panic!! He has never let me down yet!! And He has promised He never will.
- I can take a deep breath and calm down. It’s probably not as bad as I think it is! My emotions are probably overreacting!
- I’m not alone. My Heavenly Father is always with me, and I have many friends ready to help.
- Asking someone else to pray is a powerful thing to do!
- Jesus gave me a very clear command not to worry about tomorrow. I’ve been catching myself worrying about something, and then realising it’s tomorrow’s problem. No, I can’t work out how to solve it. But I don’t need to right now. It’s tomorrow’s problem and God has a solution all prepared.
- Even if I am struggling and feeling anxious, is there someone else I can encourage and bless, even if it’s just with a smile or a kind word?
- What am I supposed to be doing right now? God’s grace is promised me for now, and later’s grace will be there later!!
Those are ten thoughts from the trenches. I hope they bless and encourage you! 🙂
And here is a song I wrote about anxiety, and the Lord’s presence and help in it for those who are believing in Jesus and following Him.
‘The LORD is peace’ is a song from my new album, ‘Come to Me’. You can buy it on my Songs page: https://carolineabblitt.wordpress.com/songs/
Caroline Abblitt 