The Cure for Anxiety

Philippians 4:6 - "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God."

Paul is telling us if nothing were something, then we would have a right to be anxious. However, since everything we deal with in our daily lives is created by God, then we have no right for anxiety. Truly, everything is within His control. Anxiety is a sure sign that we have placed our concern for a person, place, or thing in our hands rather than God's.

Instead of worrying, we should be praying. This sounds logical to most of us, but how practiced are we in this behavior? The psalmist tells us to fret not; it only leads to evildoing (Psalm 37:8). Anxiety swallows our faith and leaves only the bones of fear. We must consecrate our minds on God's promises regarding our well-being and allow Him to sanctify our hearts which will dissolve all anxiety and fear. Through prayer and turning our eyes on the Great Solution, we will practice God's presence until anxiety becomes a shadow of our past life.