What’s going on in your heart and mind? Is there peace and trust? Or worry and anxiety? Is there forgiveness and grace? Or anger and bitterness? What can we do when anxiety or other negative emotions threaten to have their way?
Even if you haven’t followed along lately, I hope you’ll take the time to read this post. Our thinking is so important, and learning to think biblically makes all the difference in our emotional condition.
David, the Apostle Paul, and others in the Bible understood their need to trust in and rely on God and not their own abilities or anything else. What about you? In what are you trusting with the things going on in your life and the world around us? Whether it’s the images on the nightly news, the threat of continuing inflation, political issues, or worries about your family, health or personal finances, where is your trust? Is it in the government, in medical intervention, or in your own abilities? Or are you ultimately trusting God and God alone?
In our Old Testament reading, we’ll continue through the book of Genesis with Abram as the central character. Even though he is called the Father of Faith, we’ll see the struggle he had to take God at His Word when circumstances didn’t make sense. And in the New Testament, we’ll continue reading through “The Sermon on the Mount” and talk about what we treasure and what Jesus had to say about worry.
Are you faced with a problem that you don’t understand? I know I’ve got a few. There are relationship issues that haven’t sorted themselves out and some doors that are shut for no logical reason. There are questions with no obvious answers, family members who have been hurt unnecessarily, and challenges I wish weren’t there. How about you? How can we face those things without losing our faith and trust in God? And could they actually be God’s protection in some way?
Today we’re wrapping up a study on anxiety and how to deal with it as believers in Christ. If you missed the previous ones, I’ll leave links in the post. As I said in previous posts, since worry and anxiety are such common problems, I wanted to share with you some of the truths I talk about when counseling those struggling with fear, worry, and anxiety. Many of the same principles apply whether you have experienced milder versions of worry or full-blown panic attacks.
If this is your first time stopping by, I hope you’ll check out all six lessons. In week one, we looked at a biblical definition for worry and anxiety. In week two, we talked about what Jesus had to say about worry in Matthew 6. In week three, we dug into Philippians 4 and one of God’s greatest promises. In week four, we looked at fear versus love and how they are in opposition to one another. And last week, we took a deeper look at a favorite passage of many, Proverbs 3.1-6. This week, we’ll dig into some other truths that can help you going forward.
Three weeks ago we started a study on anxiety. If you missed the previous ones, I’ll leave links at the bottom. As I said, since worry and anxiety are such common problems, I wanted to share with you all some of the truths I talk about in counseling.
Many of the same principles apply whether you have experienced milder versions of worry or full-blown panic attacks. So prayerfully, you will find some truths that will be helpful to you or someone you know.
In week one, we looked at a biblical definition for worry and anxiety. In week two, we talked about what Jesus had to say about worry in Matthew 6. That is the first of two very important passages on the subject. And last week, we looked at the second of those two passages. Today we’re going to talk about fear versus love.
Three weeks ago we started a study on anxiety. If you missed the previous ones, I’ll leave links at the bottom. As I said, since worry and anxiety are such common problems, I wanted to share with you all some of the truths I talk about in counseling.
Many of the same principles apply whether you have experienced milder versions of worry or full-blown panic attacks. So prayerfully, you will find some truths that will be helpful to you or someone you know.
In week one, we looked at a biblical definition for worry and anxiety. In week two, we talked about what Jesus had to say about worry in Matthew 6. That is the first of two very important passages on the subject. And last week, we looked at the second of those two passages. Today we’re going to talk about fear versus love.
Two weeks ago we started a study on anxiety. If you missed the first two, I’ll leave links in the post. Since worry and anxiety are such common problems, I wanted to share with you all some of the truths I talk about in counseling.
Many of the same principles apply whether you have experienced milder versions of worry or full-blown panic attacks. So prayerfully, you will find some truths that will be helpful to you or someone you know.
In week one, we looked at a biblical definition for worry and anxiety and last week we talked about what Jesus had to say about worry in Matthew 6. Today we’re going to look at the second of two very important passages on the subject.
You will, also, find links to the previous week’s other posts. They have covered a variety of topics including the idea that we are all counseling, where we’ll spend eternity, the pain of adultery, and much more.
As I said in last week’s introduction, almost everyone has battled this powerful emotion at one time or another. It may have included full-blown panic attacks or something much milder. But whatever it looked like, you have probably experienced some form of anxiety.
Since I frequently counsel women who are smuggling with this issue, I thought I would go through some of the lessons I share in counseling.
Last week, we looked at a biblical definition for worry and anxiety. This week we’re going to look at the first of two very important passages on the subject.
Anxiety … Almost everyone has battled this powerful emotion at one time or another. How about you? Do you ever find yourself distracted by anxiety and worry? Have you experienced full-blown panic attacks or a much milder version? Whatever it looked like, you have probably experienced some form of anxiety.
Perhaps it was because of COVID-19 and its new variants. Perhaps it was your marriage or children. Or maybe it was something else. Many things can trigger it and at other times it seems to have no direct cause.
Anxiety can cause us to become distracted, even immobilized. But the good news is that God’s Word has answers for anxiety and those who suffer from it.
Last week, I wrote about conquering worry and anxiety in your thought life. In that post I shared an overview for successfully winning the battle. I didn’t intend to continue writing on the subject. But the truth is, in some ways, it’s more of a war than a battle. To really walk in victory, we have to practice those things until they become our habitual way of responding and that can take time.
So, since I frequently counsel women who are smuggling with anxiety, I thought I would go through some of the lessons I share in counseling. These lessons will include journaling exercises and other practical steps, homework, if you will.
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