Our Father Is Going To Take Care Of It
Dig deeper into today’s theme with a lesson on overcoming fear and anxiety.
“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 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 4:4-7)
This is the definition of anxiety: a state of uneasiness and apprehension, as about future uncertainties. These days there is much to get anxious about, and so many details to work out. Some situations require such patience that I wonder how I will persevere one minute longer. Do you feel like that too?
Would it help you to know that your heavenly Dad is near? When I was a little girl and I found a dying bunny that the cat had dragged home, I knew that my Dad would know what to do. I was sure of it. If my dear old Dad, who is fallible could help, how much more so will my perfect heavenly Father be trustworthy to stand next to me in my worry and concern? For the passage says, “The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything.”
I imagine Him holding out His perfect hands and saying, “Child, I am near, you need not be uneasy about your future uncertainties. Do not be anxious about anything.” His presence with me buoys my soul. I trust, and my concerns are completely found, seen, and taken care of in His presence.
He tells us through Paul addressing the Philippians how we are to give Him our anxiety about future uncertainties. We need to hand over the places where we have not trusted Him. In every situation, asking Him in prayer, and asking Him again, with an attitude of gratitude, we can present Him with what we need.
I imagine standing with Him and giving Him a box of my burdens. I have taken care of them myself, decorated the box neatly and carried it around for too long. I am grateful to give it over to Him now. He has proven Himself trustworthy, all the time, every time. I know that I can trust Him with it. He is trustworthy.
As I place the box of burdens in His hands, my fears are washed away and his peace surrounds me. I am surpassed with His gentleness and His sweet freedom. The weight is taken away and I am found in His joy. He has become my joy.
Dear fellow believers, come to this one, this heavenly Daddy, who sees your cares, and is standing near you, waiting to take your box of sorrows. Turn to him and give it to him this day.
Dear Father, I cannot carry these things that I’m worried about today. It’s too much for me, and yet I hold on to them. I’m afraid that if I give them to You they’ll spill over or break. But I know that I can trust You and I know that You are far more able to handle these dreams and fears and worries of mine. So here You go, I lay them at Your feet. Help me to trust You with them. Help me to trust You enough not to pick them back up again. Thank You for Your peace and love, now and always, Amen.
Questions: Will you give your burdens to the Lord today? Have you felt the perfect peace after giving your fears to God?
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In my life my first anxiety attack came when I was @ elementary school as one of friends who was a girl my age was killed by her father and it caused a severe panic attack. To this day I have a healthy respect for knives as her throat was slit by her father. I was very young when this occurred and many other events in my young life caused anxiety.
The beautiful thing that I discovered later on in life is that when we submit and ask the Holy Spirit to calm our hearts and minds he will give us peace. Often we try to over think the problems and this tends to make things even worse. It is only when I decided to fully submit and ask Christ to give me peace with the Holy Spirit that my panic attacks stopped. It is a process that can be achieved through the reading of Gods words and when I feel the anxiety I read Psalms and ask God to give me peace and Christ has freed me as we don’t have to live in fear because Christ is our protector. God Bless
Thank you so much for sharing the Word of God. It’s like a reaffirmation of what you already know but you have to hear from another place. This message is what I need at this moment as I am releasing my burdens to God.
I suffer from anxiety and for the last 36 hours I have been in pretty much one big panic attack so you can imagine the tears pouring down my face when I read your devotional and realised God was talking to me directly through you. Thank you for following His will. Blessings.
Yes! I have felt the perfect peace of leaving my dreams, anxieties, and fears at the foot of the cross this morning. Thank you for your willing spirit.
I think God for your words knowing I deal with aniexty daily
Im so tired of let it have an effect on me but here I start to
Lay my fears at his feet. Thank you please dont ever stop sharing
Ur advise and backing it up wit God words it touch my heart.
Prayer that I put all my trust and let God do his will in me