I have never liked uncertainty. Uncertainty stresses me out and makes me anxious. When I feel anxious I worry. I’m like the queen of worry. Worry causes me to overthink and that causes me to jump to conclusions about every single worst case scenario possibility in the world. (You feel me?) But sometimes the funny thing is that all those things I worry so much about? Everything I get anxious over? Half of it doesn’t even happen. And if it does happen? It’s really not as bad as I thought it would be. And if it is as bad as I thought it would be? It doesn't last forever. Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about this verse in Philippians 4:6-7 that says: "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” How many times do I pray about something and say that I “give it to God” and then keep on worrying about it? Or how many times do I feel anxious over something that I can’t even control anyway? Friends, when we pray about something and then continue to worry about it, we inadvertently doubt the ability of God. God is God and we are not. He is in control and we are not. He knows exactly what He is doing and we don’t. There has never been anyone that you can trust more than God. He is always trustworthy, always faithful. He has never failed you or me before. But yeah, I completely understand how difficult it is to actually let go, stop worrying, stop focusing on the anxiety, and just let God handle it. Anxiety is a powerful thing that can't always be easily controlled. Even so, here are two things that have helped me do this better: I have always believed that anxiety is a spiritual attack. The way it makes it harder to breathe or the way I get so stressed out I don’t think I can do normal tasks. Something that has helped me is every time worry starts knocking on my door, or anxiety starts to pound on my chest, I pause. In that pause I simply pray, “I trust You, Lord,” and I keep focusing on the task in front of me. Does it work right away? Does the anxiety disappear instantly? Absolutely not. But if I pause and pray that simple prayer--I trust You, Lord—every time the anxiety starts up, then I am slowly conquering the devil’s tactic to keep me from trusting. The second thing that helps me trust the Lord instead of focusing on my anxiety is when I remember. I remember the faithfulness of the Lord in the past. When we focus our thoughts on how God has been faithful and trustworthy to us in the past, it reminds us that no matter what we are facing in the future, He’s going to be faithful and trustworthy for that too. Keep your heart focused on Him, friend. Don’t be anxious for anything. Let His peace rule in your heart. He is forever faithful.
Bella Morganthal
10/26/2018 12:47:12 pm
So glad, girl! Keep pressing on! <3
Jeanette
10/14/2018 05:51:32 am
Such a timely reminder. Thank you so much, Bella!!! Especially for reminding us that when we worry, we're basically doubting our Heavenly Father - and almost trying, futile as it is, to "help Him out".
Bella Morganthal
10/26/2018 12:47:47 pm
Yes, indeed! Thank you dear <3 10/17/2018 10:39:28 pm
Thank you for writing this, Bella, your words always help me❤️❤️❤️
Bella Morganthal
10/26/2018 12:48:10 pm
Aw, so glad dear one <3 Comments are closed.
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