{"id":9089,"date":"2017-04-05T06:00:13","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T10:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/doinglifetogether\/?p=9089"},"modified":"2017-03-24T07:41:45","modified_gmt":"2017-03-24T11:41:45","slug":"biblical-prescription-anxiety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/doinglifetogether\/2017\/04\/biblical-prescription-anxiety.html","title":{"rendered":"A Biblical Prescription for Anxiety"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9092\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/258\/2017\/03\/african-american-883376_1920-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"african-american-883376_1920\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>We all have anxiety\u00a0now and then, but holding on to anxiety is a problem. To be anxious about nothing is a biblical command, and one that most of us find challenging.<\/p>\n<p>Anxiety is that feeling of worry or uneasiness related to something with an uncertain outcome. Fear of the future is involved. Yet, over 300 times in the Bible, God tells us not to fear. He knows our human tendency\u00a0to worry about what we cannot control, so provides us with guidance as to how to keep the\u00a0directive given in Philippians 4:6-8.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Talk to God<\/strong> about everything (pray). No matter what the problem, we are told to take it to prayer and cast all our burdens on the Lord. Unlike people, God does not get overburdened and can handle all your cares. He never tires of listening to you.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make your requests know<\/strong> (supplication). We have to tell God what it is we need. James 4:2 says we don\u2019t have because we don\u2019t ask. Matthew 21:22 says, \u201cAnd whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.\u201d So be bold and tell Him your specific requests.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thank Him<\/strong> for what he\u2019s already done. Does this mean we thank God for the horrible situation we may be facing? No. It means we thank Him because He\u2019s already done what\u2019s necessary to help us. He died on the cross and rose again. He will supply <u>all <\/u>our needs (Phil 4:19), not just <u>some<\/u>. Give thanks because it\u2019s already done!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Believe<\/strong> God can help you. Notice the scripture says to ask and BELIEVE. You can\u2019t ask and then wonder or doubt. You must trust God to be true to His Word. Worry is based in doubt.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Meditate <\/strong>on the positive and true things of God. Verse 8 tells us what kinds of things to meditate upon. What are the true things? The things God has promised us. When we do this, the promise is we will have the peace of God and our hearts and minds will be guarded.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>God wants to hear our cares and to reassure us that He loves us. No matter what the anxious circumstance, tell God, work the formula and find His peace.<\/p>\n<p><em>Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be known to God; and the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy\u2014meditate on these things. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all have anxiety\u00a0now and then, but holding on to anxiety is a problem. 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