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Worried Sick
This is Steve and welcome back to another segment of Press On.
This is called Worried Sick.
One of the largest growing illnesses in the USA is anxiety disorder. Yet, Paul the author of:
Philippians 4:6 calls on us to:
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
National Institute of Mental Health reports
An estimated 31.1% of U.S. adults experience some anxiety disorder at some time in their lives.
An estimated 19.1% of U.S. adults had any anxiety disorder in the past year.
Anxiety disorder is considered a mental illness and is on the rise...it’s disabling.
With lock downs and distancing over the last two years there is growing concern of the long term psychological impact on children in the years to come.
With world tensions growing and graphic images of families fleeing the Ukraine I can only image that these numbers will increase.
An article from Psychiatric Today
The study found 85.7% of parents reported concerning changes in their children’s emotions and behaviors.
In Mathew 6:25-33 Jesus warns us not to worry. Why, because worry disables us and shifts our trust from him to ourselves. At that point we dwell/obsess over our concerns.
Paul exhorts the Philippians to prayer instead of anxiety. It’s an intentional act of shifting trust and concerns from yourself to the Lord.
Listen, anxiety disorder is serious business...yet I have to wonder, in a culture that has replaced God for self reliance, is this in part, the expected result? Of course it is...
1 Peter 5:7
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
It’s about transferring (casting your worries on Him)
…its not magic its hard work and requires a building of trust and behavior change.
There is much much more to this story for today
when you begin to worry about something...be intentional about shifting your concerns to Jesus.
Redirect your trust from you to the Savior
This is Steve and until we meet again Press On.
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