Quote from Forum Archives on April 10, 2002, 8:05 pm

Posted by: masinick <masinick@...>

Dear friends,

On Monday, I shared with you a compilation of Phil Ware's Weekly
Verses, which I subscribe to by Email from Crosswalk.com. Yesterday I
was away for part of the day and did not get a chance to send out a
mailing. So today, I would like to share with you a message from Neil
Anderson's Daily Devotional. In Tuesday's Edition, Meil wrote about
effectively dealing with anxiety.

Though I'd often prefer to ignore it or minimize it, like most human
beings, I have to deal with disappointments, unmet hopes or
expectations. Even if I have a good overall attitude toward these
things, in my humanity, there is a good possibility that anxiety of
one form or another will occasionally emerge.

The Bible has all kinds of passages that deal with anxiety.
Personally, I don't think it is wrong to experience anxiety, but if
not appropriately dealt with, anxiety can imprison and control our
minds. Based on what we've recently read and discussed, we know that
it is vitally important to renew our minds daily with God's
perspective and God's plan for our life.

It turns out that God helps us to deal with our anxiety, too, and
that's what the message today is about. I pray that as each of us
deals with the daily issues that surround us and compete for our time
and energy, we will give our anxious moments to God and allow Him to
work in us and within us, for His Honor and for our benefit as well.

Your Brother in Christ,
Brian

N E I L A N D E R S O N D A I L Y D E V O T I O N A L
from Freedom in Christ Ministries

April 9

DEALING WITH ANXIETY

The peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, shall guard
your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:7).

Christians have frequently relied upon a sense of peace as
evidence of the Holy Spirit's leading. It is common to hear
people say, "I just don't have a peace about it." I think that is
legitimate. I would be concerned about the person who proceeds
when his spirit is disturbed. God doesn't lead through anxiety.
We are to cast our anxiety upon Jesus, because He cares for us (1
Peter 5:7).

Still, a lot of money is spent on the temporary "cure" of
anxiety. People consume alcohol, take illegal drugs, turn to the
refrigerator, have sex, mindlessly repeat mantras, and escape to
cabins, boats and motor homes--all to reduce their anxiety. One
lady said, "Whenever I feel anxious, I go on a shopping spree!"
Prescription drugs are regularly dispensed for the ails brought
on by anxiety.

The bartender, drug pushers, occult practitioner, and other
peddlers of escapism all have one thing in common: They really
don't care about the consumer. They are out to make a profit.
Even worse, when the temporary "cure" wears off, we have to
return to the same world with the added problem of hangovers and
other negative consequences of fake healers.

Internally, we desperately need the peace of God: "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 comprehension, shall guard your
hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4:6, 7). The
awareness of a troubled spirit should drive us to find the peace
of God by turning to Him and assuming our responsibility to use
our minds.

Thank You, Lord, for breaking through so many of my old anxieties
and setting me free. I ask You to free me from those that remain.

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