Anxious

Today a dear friend was confiding in me about how anxious she is about what lies ahead in her life.... I felt a deep desire to help her through this, to have the right words to say.....but, I kept thinking to myself, "How can I possibly give advice on beating anxiety, when most of my own days are filled with it?"


I sought an answer from scripture.

Romans 8:26-28 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. ²⁷ And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. ²⁸ And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

What a powerful verse! 
Even when we don't know what to pray for, the Spirit does it for us. Even when we can't explain our anxieties, the Spirit prays for us.
My friend is overwhelmed with anxiety, but she does not need to figure it out herself, because she is not alone! The Lord will just wrap her in his arms and take care of the burden!  
When we cry out and ask God to take away a burden, he does!   He covers our fears with his love.

Sometimes when we are anxious, we neglect to hear the voice of God..... The small, calm voice that tells us everything will be ok. "I've got this, child."

Faith should allow us to END anxiety.  We all need to try harder to turn things over to God.  He does, in fact, make all of the decisions anyway!

God knows what is next in our lives. Any amount of worrying that we do is useless, and will not change His beautiful plan for us. Click to Tweet
He knows what is best for us!  


So, I close tonight with this thought:

God IS going to be up all night 'worrying' for us, planning for us, lining things up for our days to play out as He plans. So, don't go to bed with any anxiety tonight; turn it all over to God!

Wishing you all a peaceful night's sleep, and many to come!