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Anxiety in Action...


I am at a cross roads today.  God is going to point me in one direction or another.  Something is going to happen either today or tomorrow that will change my life.  I have been evaluating how I feel about this the past few days.  I haven’t had an appetite; I have checked my e-mail about 600 times since Friday; I have lost sleep knowing that this decision, whether it is what I thing it is going to be or not, is going to change how I have been living; my stomach is in knots and well, frankly I just want it to be over one way or the other!

 I keep telling myself to STOP CHECKING MY E-MAIL, but I just can’t.  I feel like I am in limbo.  I HATE being in limbo.  I am someone that likes to have a course set out.  As the destination gets closer, I like to ensure that the course has a direct plan and purpose, but right now, that course isn’t clear.  How do you get through the days when your course isn’t clear?  How do you know what you are supposed to do when you don’t know where you are going? 

Needless to say, I have had a lot of anxiety about this.  Fortunately, I now handle anxiety a lot better than I have in the past, but I am still anxious.  So, needing encouragement, I went searching and found this site…  http://www.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/bible-verses-about-anxiety-21-scripture-quotes/  


Isaiah 41:10 fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Proverbs 12:25 Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.

Proverbs 17:22 A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

Psalms 34:4 I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.

Psalms 37:5 Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act.                                                                     

Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. 6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

Philippians 4:6-7 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

1 Peter 5:6-7 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, 7 casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.

Hebrews 13:6 So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?”

Psalms 94:19 When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.

2 Corinthians 12:10 For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

Philippians 4:19 And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Matthew 6:26 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?

Matthew 6:28 And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin,

Matthew 6:34 Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

2 Corinthians 4:17 For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison

There are many more verses on the site, feel free to go there, these are just the ones that really encouraged me.  It is easier to see these and to read them, but applying them to our lives is so hard!  So How I am going to apply them is to walk away from my computer.  If I get the news at noon, it is the same as getting the news at 10.  If I get the news at 5, it is the same as getting the news at noon.  I just have to give it to God and then let it happen.  Good luck to all of you who are anxious or seeking.  I thank God for each and every one of  you!
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