We all may have experienced times where our circumstances, worries, or troubles, including the things that are often out of our control, weigh us down.
Instead of dwelling and abiding in The Lord and His Word, we allow ourselves to dwell in all of the before mentioned.
We dwell on the could of, should of, would of scenarios as if we can fix or take back whatever it was or is all by ourselves.
We allow ourselves to go down the path of anxiety, depression, and more which may include or or result in stress, sleepless nights, weak strength, our joy is often diminished or gone at that moment, and we can also experience other physical side effects and more.
Now, don't get me wrong as there are real medical issues at times but often we hurl ourselves down a path we shouldn't go down or need to quickly back out of. However, it's often a path of our own making if we're honest.
Let's stop the sleepless nights and ulcer inducing behavior and instead, try our very best to give it to The Lord in prayer, seek the counsel and encouragement of His Word, as well as the counsel and encouragement of the godly people God has placed in our lives.
God is our strength, so, to be blunt, we need to start living like He really is!
Read Matthew 6:34 and 1 Peter 5:7 for starters for encouragement from God's Word.
I'm praying for you and please pray for me as well that we might grow more in giving our anxiety to Him more automatically as we should not be carrying it first place.
Your Brother and Servant In Christ,
Randolph Koch
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