Do Not be Anxious
Life has dealt us all a long list of things that weigh us down. When I am stressed and under pressure, I pretty much crack. Those closest to me have seen this. Sometimes it comes out in tears, sometimes in an overflow of chattiness, sometimes in a temper and other times in a critical spirit.
However, maybe something more is going on inside of us and perhaps it’s more than stress. Sometimes we are battling spiritual attacks and extreme anxiety, worry, bitterness or emotional pain. That is not stress. That is called distress. You see, positive stress can help us accomplish things and energize us to get things done. But negative stress can weigh us down. God does not want us weighed down, instead he wants us to come to him with all of our burdens, worries and cares and present them to him in prayer. In exchange for all of our burdens, God wants to give us his peace.
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