Giving Our Anxieties To God

WHEN: November 20th 2008
CATEGORY: Blog
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It seems that most of our lives are filled with decisions and questions on what to do next.  If we aren’t careful we can let anxiety creep in and we can start to take control of our lives instead giving everything up to God.

When I start to get wrapped up in my thoughts about the uncertainty of my future and what I want out of life I start to remind myself of something.  God created me and he knows the desires of my heart better than anyone will ever know.  So why wouldn’t I ask him and lean on his understanding about what to do next?  Once we give everything up to Him there is a peace about us that cannot be explained.

Here are a couple of passages that have helped me in the past when I start to get anxious or stressed.

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Philipians 4:6,7

6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

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I Peter 5:6-11

6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.

7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

8 Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.

9 Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings.

10 And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.

11 To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen.

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TP