“What makes you nervous?”
Anxiety can feel like a relentless storm, sweeping through your mind and heart, leaving you incapacitated and trapped in a cycle that never seems to end. It’s a thief—stealing your peace, your productivity, and your sense of self-worth. Instead of bringing solutions, anxiety clouds your mind with confusion, raises more questions than answers, and fixates your attention on unimportant details. It makes you hold trivial matters in high regard while chiselling away at your confidence and chipping off your self-value. But there’s hope! You can break free from anxiety’s grip, and the Bible offers powerful truths to inspire and guide you toward lasting peace.
Anxiety’s Deceptive Grip
Anxiety doesn’t just weigh you down; it distorts your perspective. It convinces you that fleeting concerns—whether it’s what others think, fear of failure, or even the pressures of daily life—are monumental. This is one of the enemy’s tactics to cripple your faith, to make you doubt your worth and God’s plan for you. Jesus Himself addressed this in Matthew 6:25-34 (AMPC), reminding us of our infinite value in God’s eyes:
“Therefore I tell you, stop being perpetually uneasy (anxious and worried) about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall drink; or about your body, what you shall put on. Is not life greater [in quality] than food, and the body [far above and more excellent] than clothing? Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father keeps feeding them. Are you not worth much more than they? And who of you by worrying and being anxious can add one unit of measure to his stature or to the span of his life? And why should you be anxious about clothes? Consider the lilies of the field and learn thoroughly how they grow; they neither toil nor spin. Yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his magnificence (excellence, dignity, and grace) was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and green and tomorrow is tossed into the furnace, will He not much more surely clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore do not worry and be anxious, saying, What are we going to have to eat? or, What are we going to have to drink? or, What are we going to have to wear? For the nations (heathen) wish for and are haunted by all these things, but your heavenly Father knows well that you need them all. But seek (aim at and strive after) first of all His kingdom and His righteousness (His way of doing and being right), and then all these things taken together will be given you besides. So do not worry or be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will have worries and anxieties of its own. Sufficient for each day is its own trouble.”
Jesus asks, “Are you not worth much more than they?” Your value is secure in God’s love. Anxiety may try to convince you otherwise, but it’s a lie that you can reject today.
Let Anxiety Deal with Itself
Instead of letting anxiety dominate your thoughts, let the object of your worry—whether it’s public speaking, a challenging situation, or an uncertain future—deal with itself when the time comes. Psychotherapists often use a technique called stimulus flooding to manage phobias and anxiety. This involves facing the feared situation head-on, allowing yourself to experience it fully until the fear loses its power. Similarly, when you step into the moment you’ve been dreading, you often find it’s not as overwhelming as your mind made it out to be.
For those who trust in God, there’s an even greater promise. You don’t have to rely on your own strength. God equips you with the right words and wisdom at the exact moment you need them. As Jesus assures us in Matthew 10:19-20 (AMPC):
“When they deliver you up, do not be anxious about how or what you are to speak; for it shall be given you in that hour what you are to say. For it is not you who are speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.”
And again in Luke 21:14-15 (AMPC):
“Resolve and settle it in your minds not to meditate and prepare beforehand how you are to make your defense and how you will answer. For I [Myself] will give you a mouth and such utterance and wisdom that all of your foes combined will be unable to stand against or refute.”
God’s Spirit is with you, providing exactly what you need when you need it. Let go of the need to rehearse every outcome in your mind, and trust God to guide you.
The Destructive Roots of Anxiety
Anxiety is destructive because it often stems from unhealthy patterns: valuing others’ opinions above your own, feeling insufficient, judging and condemning yourself, or fearing failure. For Christians, these “cares of the world” can suffocate faith and stunt spiritual growth, as Jesus warned in Mark 4:18-19 (AMPC):
“And the ones sown among the thorns are others who hear the Word; Then the cares and anxieties of the world and distractions of the age, and the pleasure and delight and false glamour and deceitfulness of riches, and the craving and passionate desire for other things creep in and choke and suffocate the Word, and it becomes fruitless.”
Anxiety doesn’t just rob you physically, psychologically, and emotionally—it steals from you spiritually. The Bible underscores this in Proverbs 17:22 (ISV):
“A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.”
Medically, anxiety and depression often go hand-in-hand, feeding off each other like inseparable companions. But you don’t have to live under their weight. You can choose a different path.
Choose God’s Peace
The antidote to anxiety is a deliberate choice to cast your cares on God and embrace His peace. Jesus offers this invitation in John 14:27 (TPT):
“I leave the gift of peace with you—my peace. Not the kind of fragile peace given by the world, but my perfect peace. Don’t yield to fear or be troubled in your hearts—instead, be courageous!”
Through Jesus, the world and its troubles have been overcome. You are invited to live in the victory of His peace. But it’s a decision—a daily choice to reject anxiety and embrace joy. When challenges arise, instead of giving in to worry, turn to God in prayer. Philippians 4:6-9 (TPT) provides the ultimate solution:
“Don’t be pulled in different directions or worried about a thing. Be saturated in prayer throughout each day, offering your faith-filled requests before God with overflowing gratitude. Tell him every detail of your life, then God’s wonderful peace that transcends human understanding, will make the answers known to you through Jesus Christ. So keep your thoughts continually fixed on all that is authentic and real, honorable and admirable, beautiful and respectful, pure and holy, merciful and kind. And fasten your thoughts on every glorious work of God, praising him always. Follow the example of all that we have imparted to you and the God of peace will be with you in all things.”
Prayer, gratitude, and fixing your mind on God’s truth will guard your heart against anxiety. This is not just a suggestion—it’s a powerful, transformative practice that can break the cycle of worry and depression.
A New Declaration
Today, you can decide to walk away from anxiety. You can choose joy, trust, and peace. You are not defined by your fears or the world’s pressures—you are a child of God, born of His Spirit. Anxiety is out of character for someone who carries the DNA of the Creator. Declare this over your life: “I never get anxious. I am born of God. How can the offspring of God be anxious? It is out of character!”
Let this truth sink deep into your soul. You are worth more than the birds of the air, and your Heavenly Father knows your needs. Cast your cares on Him, embrace His peace, and step boldly into the freedom He has already won for you. The journey to overcoming anxiety starts with a single decision—make it today.
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