Yesterday, I woke up around 3:00 a.m. and just lay in bed, meditating on Philippians 4:6-7. The scripture says:
"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be
made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."
After about an hour, My husband Mike woke up too and we ended up having a wonderful conversation about the scripture, discovering that the root word of "anxious" means "strangle."
Doesn’t that make sense when you consider how anxiety makes you feel?
When I've felt anxious, my throat felt constricted. It was like someone had their hands around my throat, cutting off my ability to breathe deeply.
And of course, if you’re not getting all the oxygen you need, it’s hard to think rationally. Every challenge seems magnified.
So anxiety is not a small thing.
Thankfully, the Lord doesn’t just tell us, “Don’t be anxious” and leave it at that. He tells
us what to do when we are anxious.
The following article gives you 3 things to do to deal with anxiety. Little did I know that later on that day, I’d have the opportunity to practice what I teach!
Be blessed in health, healing, and wholeness,
Kimberly Taylor
Take Back Your Temple
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