Every anxiety verse in the Bible points to the same 2-word solution. Which means praying about your anxiety might be making it worse. Here’s why\u2026 Matthew 6, Psalm 94, Philippians 4, 1 Peter 5\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Look at every major passage on anxiety. They all point to the same two-part solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not “try harder to stop worrying.: Something way simpler. Two words: Prayer<\/strong> and thanksgiving<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But not in the way most people think. Philippians 4:6-7 says it plainly: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and petition, with THANKSGIVING, present your requests to God.” Prayer alone isn’t the full prescription. It’s prayer & gratitude. Together. Here’s why this works (and it’s not just spiritual): Science has proven that our brain literally cannot be grateful and anxious at the same time. They activate different neural pathways. And so gratitude is anxiety’s off switch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prayer shifts your focus from the problem to the Problem-Solver. Gratitude reminds you what God ha already done which strengthen your faith for what He’s about to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1 Peter 5:7 says, “Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Notice it says CAST-not carry, not manage, not cope with. You throw it. You release it. You hand over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And here’s the promise when you combine prayer with thanksgiving: “The peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.” (Phil 4:7)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Peace doesn’t come from figuring it out. It comes from giving it over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So the next time anxiety hits – especially about money, work, or the future:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Watch what happens to that tight feeling in your chest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Bob Lotich seedtime.com<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Every anxiety verse in the Bible points to the same 2-word solution. Which means praying about your anxiety might be making it worse. Here’s why\u2026 Matthew 6, Psalm 94, Philippians 4, 1 Peter 5\u2026 Look at every major passage on anxiety. They all point to the same two-part solution. Not “try harder to stop worrying.:… Continue reading Anxious? This May Help<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[178,179],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bulletin","category-marks-messages","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tannerchurchofchrist.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tannerchurchofchrist.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tannerchurchofchrist.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tannerchurchofchrist.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tannerchurchofchrist.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5746"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/tannerchurchofchrist.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5746\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5751,"href":"https:\/\/tannerchurchofchrist.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5746\/revisions\/5751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tannerchurchofchrist.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tannerchurchofchrist.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tannerchurchofchrist.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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