DEALING WITH ANXIETY

DEALING WITH ANXIETY Anxiety is a troubling feeling It can be mentally troubling Or a nervousness One thing for certain Anxiety is NOT FEAR For a lot of anxiety Is imaginary And fear is very real Anxiety is IRRATIONAL And most of what We are anxious about NEVER really happens So how do you deal With anxiety? Saint Paul gives us A great recipe In Philippians 4:6 “Have no anxiety at all But in everything By prayer and petition With thanksgiving Make your requests Known to God” That's right Talk to God About it PRAY to God About it Even PRAISE GOD About the positive people And things in your life For if We are PRAISING the positive We don't have the time Or the inclination To be dwelling On the negative “Be careful Or your hearts Will be weighed down With carousing-drunkenness And the anxieties of life And that day Will close on you suddenly Like a trap” Luke 21:34 BE CAREFUL There are enough REAL PROBLEMS in life Without getting yourself Weighed down With imaginary problems In life “Anxiety weighs down The heart But a kind word Cheers it up” Proverbs 12:25 That's right BE KIND-BE KIND-BE KIND To others- And to YOURSELF Kindness and positivity DISSOLVES ANXIOUSNESS “HUMBLE yourselves Therefore Under GOD'S MIGHTY HAND That he may lift you up In due time Cast ALL your anxieties On him Because he CARES for you” 1 Peter 5:7 God-Jesus Have the capacity To handle ALL your anxiety/and fear He-they Have dealt with it- And successfully For all of time Saint Paul tells us That prayerful thanksgiving To God For all of our blessings Can HELP us find freedom For all of our anxiety And distress I couldn't agree more Dear Lord Please hear our prayer Robert P. Wallman 12-13-15 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Father James McKarns