Smoothing the Knots of Anxiety

Anxiety comes in a lot of forms. Anxiety is linked to the future. You could be anxious about waiting for a job; or anxious about a comment you said and the interpretation of it; or big anxious worried about the weather or a family members well-being. Those are a few things that worry me or others I know. I have also noticed that fear triggers a lot of my anxiety and when I become anxious I have physical symptoms like fatigued, tender muscles and loss of appetite.

The physical symptoms are annoying, but the spiritual repercussions have convicted me. I have realized the anxiety in my life is a sin! This sin overtakes my mind, clouds God's voice, makes me selfish, paralyzes me and makes me unable to serve humbly. When I feel anxious, nothing good comes from it. It takes up so much time and no fruit is grown. I have had several blogs about anxiety but none as real and sobering as the realization that my anxiety is a sin. I hate feeling anxious, but I have to fight it and do it with God. I still justify it because, a lot is going on in the world, our country, my family and my life personally. There is so much that I can worry and feel anxious about! But Peter says.....

Humble yourselves, therefore, 

under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 

-1 Peter 5:6-7

God is telling me to literally hurl my cares on him. To give Him my anxieties, to be humiliated and weak. He wants them because we have no idea what to do with worry, anxiety and fear. They're consuming and we hate feeling them. As I was desperately giving God my cares one night he gave my this beautiful illustration.When I get worried, anxious and fearful my stomach fills with knots and my mind races- when I closed my eyes, calmed my mind; He one-by-one smoothed out each worry/anxious/fearful knot, with his peaceful heavenly hands.  As I gave him the worry, he smoothed the knot.

God is so faithful! And all I have to do is spend time with Him and give Him my burdens and in return he gives me peace. His presence truly is the only cure for the knots of worry, anxiety and fear.