Anxiety Archives - My Manna https://mymanna.org/tag/anxiety/ Daily Devotionals for Comfort and Counsel from the Bible Wed, 19 Apr 2017 22:00:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://i0.wp.com/mymanna.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-My-Manna-512-x-512.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Anxiety Archives - My Manna https://mymanna.org/tag/anxiety/ 32 32 189112494 Anxiety https://mymanna.org/anxiety/ Wed, 19 Apr 2017 22:00:21 +0000 http://mymanna.net/?p=2744 “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything; tell God your needs and don’t forget to thank him for his answers.” Philippians 4:6. Historians will probably call our era “the age of anxiety.”​​ Anxiety is the natural result- – when our hopes are centered in anything short of God and His will for us. When we make anything else our goal, frustration and defeat are inevitable. Though we have less to worry about than previous generations, we have more worry....

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]]> “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything; tell God your needs and don’t forget to thank him for his answers.” Philippians 4:6.
Historians will probably call our era “the age of anxiety.”​​
Anxiety is the natural result-
– when our hopes are centered in anything short of God and His will for us.
When we make anything else our goal, frustration and defeat are inevitable.
Though we have less to worry about than previous generations, we have more worry.
Though we have it easier than our forefathers, we have more uneasiness.
Though we have less real cause for anxiety than our predecessors, we are inwardly more anxious.
Calloused hands were the badge of the pioneer-
– but a furrowed brow is the insignia of modern man.
God has never promised to remove all our troubles, problems, and difficulties.
In fact, sometimes I think the truly committed Christian is in conflict with the society around him more than any other person.
Society is going in one direction​.

​A​nd the Christian is going in the opposite direction.

This brings about friction and conflict.
But God has promised-
– in the midst of trouble and conflict, a genuine peace, a sense of assurance and security, that the worldly person never knows.​

“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,I will fear no evil;For You are with me.” Psalm 23:4.

“Lord Jesus, teach me to keep my eyes centered on You rather than on myself and my anxieties. Help me to allow You to give me peace of heart and mind today.”
(PA)

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]]> 2744 Worry-Free https://mymanna.org/worry-free/ Mon, 17 Apr 2017 22:00:49 +0000 http://mymanna.net/?p=2740 “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all He has done. If you do this, you will experience God’s peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7. I have read how, in 1929, business tycoon J.C. Penney was in the hospital because of his severe anxiety. One night he was...

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]]> “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all He has done. If you do this, you will experience God’s peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7.
I have read how, in 1929, business tycoon J.C. Penney was in the hospital because of his severe anxiety.
One night he was sure he was going to die, so he wrote farewell letters to his wife and son.
But he survived the night, and hearing singing the next morning in the chapel, felt drawn to go in.
A group was singing, “God will take care of you,” after which followed Bible reading and prayer.
Penney said, “Suddenly something happened. I can’t explain it. It was a miracle. I felt as if I had been instantly lifted out of the darkness of a dungeon into warm brilliant sunlight. I felt as if I had been transported from hell to paradise. I felt the power of God as I had never felt it before.
“I realized then that I alone was responsible for all my troubles. I knew that God with his love was there to help me. From that day to this, my life has been free from worry. The most dramatic and glorious minutes of my life were those I spent in that chapel that morning.”
Most causes of anxiety and worry lie within ourselves.
At best they are triggered by outside circumstances.
Only when we admit to and resolve these causes-
– are we free to fully surrender our worries and anxieties to God and experience his peace.
Whether this peace comes instantly or over a period of time doesn’t matter.
The important truth to remember is that God is always there.
His love and power are constant and available to all.
As we reach out to Him through the fog of our worry and damaged emotions-
– we discover that He is waiting to help us if only we will be totally open and honest with Him, respond to His love, and give Him the chance to help us.
Every day, visualize Jesus being with you and opening yourself to receive His love, joy and peace.
The ultimate source of worry-free living is found-
– in learning to trust God fully for every detail and in every circumstance of our life.
“Dear God, again today I commit and trust my life and every circumstance in which I find myself to You. I choose to trust You regardless of my feelings, and please help my feelings to catch up with my choice to trust You. Thank You for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully, in Jesus’s name, Amen.”
(PA)

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]]> 2740 Insignia https://mymanna.org/insignia/ Mon, 13 Mar 2017 22:00:07 +0000 http://mymanna.net/?p=2650 “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything; tell God your needs and don’t forget to thank him for his answers.” Philippians 4:6. Historians will probably call our era “the age of anxiety.” Anxiety is the natural result- – when our hopes are centered in anything short of God and His will for us. When we make anything else our goal- – frustration and defeat are inevitable. Though we have less to worry about than previous generations, we have more...

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]]> “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything; tell God your needs and don’t forget to thank him for his answers.” Philippians 4:6.
Historians will probably call our era “the age of anxiety.”
Anxiety is the natural result-
– when our hopes are centered in anything short of God and His will for us.
When we make anything else our goal-
– frustration and defeat are inevitable.
Though we have less to worry about than previous generations, we have more worry.
Though we have it easier than our forefathers, we have more uneasiness.
Though we have less real cause for anxiety than our predecessors, we are inwardly more anxious.
Calloused hands were the badge of the pioneer-
– but a furrowed brow is the insignia of modern man.
God has never promised-
– to remove all our troubles, problems, and difficulties.
In fact, sometimes I think the truly committed Christian is in conflict with the society around him more than any other person.
Society is going in one direction.
And the Christian is going in the opposite direction.
This brings about friction and conflict.
But God has promised-
– in the midst of trouble and conflict,
– a genuine peace, a sense of assurance and security,
– that the worldly person never knows.
“Lord Jesus, teach me to keep my eyes centered on You rather than on myself and my anxieties. Help me to allow You to give me peace of heart and mind today. Amen!”

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