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HOW CAN I OVERCOME ANXIETY?

God did not design you to be anxious or nervous. In his sermon on the mountain, Jesus told the crowds, "Do not worry, saying , 'what shall we eat ?' or 'what shall we drink?' or 'what shall we wear ?'....Therefore do not worry about tomorrow...." (matt.6:31,34)

All of us have worried about the basics of life. When we reduce most of our anxietes to their lowest terms, we discover they involve fundamental things: where we live, what food we buy, what clothes we wear, what friends we have, what others think about us. In all these concerns, the issue for believers in Jesus Christ comes down to trust.

Do you think that you are in charge of your life/ Or do you acknomledge that god directs and provides? Your answer has everything to do with your anxiety level.

Have you ever watched mouse running inside a wheel? The faster he runs, the faster the wheel moves-but he doesnt make the slightest progress. He does not even move off the wheel.

That is what anxiety does to you. You run faster and faster, trying harder and harder to meet demands to prevent disasters-and still you do not have control over your circumstances. So when something does not quite go right, your frustration level continues to mount.

there is a way off the wheel, however. God created you. He knows your deepest needs (ps.68;19). He longs for you to end the anxiety cycle and let him lead (matt.11:28)