This final principle may be the most essential of all when it comes to gaining victory over anxiety. I like to call Psalm 37 the ādonāt worry Psalm.ā Three times in Psalm 37 we are told not to worry (37:1, 7, 8). The New Living Translation captures the opening verses well. Donāt worry about the wicked or envy those who … Read More
There are certain things in this life which weĀ can control, andĀ othersĀ which God alone is to handle. For instance, while we are to control how we respond to others, we cannot control how they respond to us (Rom. 12:18).Ā We are to control how we react to authority, but we canāt control how they react to us (Rom. 13:17). Those who … Read More
Anxiety. Most of us have felt it at one time or another: the fear of future events that may or may not come to pass. Weāre nervous. Weāre anxious. We worry. Jesus spoke about anxiety in his sermon on the mount. Six times he used the word anxious. Each time he encouraged us to trust our heavenly Father (Matt. 6:25-34) … Read More
