Christ and anxiety

I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. Psalm 34:4

There’s a lot of anxiety in our world today. Gas prices are soaring, the war in Iraqi is on-going and we are all growing older. Change and the agents of change are all around us. Unsettling is the lack of continuity and connectivity in our world… in our lives.

The anxiety… the fear… can twist like a knife within us, break us down, torment our sleep, and crush our health. Fear can paralyze us… cause us to flee into in-action… or to avoid… or to ignore. What needs to be done; goes undone and the pressure only increases.

Is there hope? Is there a way out? There is hope when we place our trust in Christ. There may not be a way out but Christ will give you the strength to face whatever life throws your way. For Christ understands your heart, your weakness, your inability, and your tormenting fear.

Christ would have us face our fears… face our giants… but never alone. For our Lord desires that we place our hope, our trust, our hearts, and our lives in him. When we do this then he protects and shields us just as a mother or a father protects their children.

Under the protective love of Christ we can live with hope, with faith, and with trust that he’s in control. Knowing that Christ will not allow anything to come into your life that is not apart of his plan for you. That means that painful and anxious moments may always fill your life but Christ is there to comfort, to care, and is someone to whom you can share your struggles with.