Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:6-7(ESV)
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Life happens and we all face things in our lives that makes us anxious especially when we don't have all the answer to fix the situation ourselves. This is when we must look beyond ourselves and our abilities and seek Christ and His abilities. Worry distracts us from trusting God fully and it keeps us stuck in our emotions. The tricky thing about our emotions is that they aren't reliable and the enemy will feed your anxiety with all sorts of lies to keep you stuck in one place. God never intended for you to carry all your burdens, in fact Matthew 11: 28-30 say this.
“Come to me all of you who are tired from the heavy burden you have been forced to carry. I will give you rest. Accept my teaching. Learn from me. I am gentle and humble in spirit. And you will be able to get some rest. Yes, the teaching that I ask you to accept is easy. The load I give you to carry is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 (ERV)
So what should we do with our worries and the anxiety? Give them to the Lord because He cares for you, give it to the Lord because He promises to give you rest and relieve you of all the things that are weighing you down. God has given you His word but you must be willing to first admit that you need His help. You don't have to spend anymore time trying to figure things out on your own because when you let go God will release from your burdens and replace them with a peace that only He can give. When we are receptive to His grace He will fill us with exactly what we need to move forward and win the battle over anxiety and worry.
Love,
