We need to recognize that God knows about our anxiety. He is with us and He cares about how we feel. What can we do with our anxiety? The answer is to fight back. Anxiety is a form of fear.
Main Points:
1. Anxiety by other names: worry, apprehension, nervousness, concern, and fear. Questions anxiety asks: What will happen? Will will they think? Will I be accepted? Will I be okay? What if I look foolish? What does the future hold?
2. In Philippians 4:6-7, Paul is saying when you take your burdens, your concerns, and even your anxious thoughts to the Lord, he replaces your worries with something much greater: peace that transcends human understanding. And he says this peace of God will guard your heart and mind.
3. What is it that is causing you to be anxious? Can you trust Jesus with it?
Today’s Scripture Verses:
“Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.” (Psalm 139:23)
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” (2 Timothy 1:7)
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:6-7)
“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life…” (Luke 12:22)
Click here to watch the full sermon: "Fresh Hope: A Conversation about Anxiety."
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