{"id":10611,"date":"2024-06-15T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-15T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/?p=10611"},"modified":"2024-06-03T05:57:33","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T10:57:33","slug":"anxiety-reliever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2024\/06\/15\/anxiety-reliever\/","title":{"rendered":"Anxiety Reliever"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One-minute read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Do not be anxious about anything,\u00a0but in everything, by prayer and supplication\u00a0with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And\u00a0the peace of God,\u00a0which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Philippians 4:6-7<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prayer, God\u2019s prescription for anxiety, turns our concerns into conversations with the Lord that bring us peace. When we identify and talk to the Lord about the things weighing down our hearts, we discover answers we can find no other way. First, thanking God for His blessings immediately focuses our attention on what we do have. Then, as we give Him our requests, we have confidence that the Creator has the answers we seek and will take care of the problem. Releasing our cares, we can accept God\u2019s peace, which guards our hearts and minds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Ron and I spent two hours on the side of I-95, watching cars race past us as we waited for help to arrive, I prayed. Instead of letting the anxiety that wanted to overtake me have control, I focused on Paul\u2019s words to the Philippians. As I began thanking the Lord for His protection, I found more and more things to add to the list. My heart found peace as I gave my concerns to God, waiting and trusting until He got us back on the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have a choice when life gives us flat tires; we can fret or pray. Sometimes, people don\u2019t choose to return to the road, even after a new tire. Staying stuck in the moment, they don\u2019t want to continue on the journey, fearful of what else could happen. Trusting the Lord means acknowledging flat tires will happen, but God will help us fix them and get us back on the road, leading us to our eternal home, one day at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Application:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

God gives us peace when we give Him our anxiety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prayer:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Lord, thank You for answering our prayers and giving us Your peace. When we get flat tires, help us remain calm, access Your help, and live in Your peace. Get us back on the road, don\u2019t let us get stuck in our anxiety, and help us honor and serve You well as we trust You.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One-minute read. Do not be anxious about anything,\u00a0but in everything, by prayer and supplication\u00a0with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And\u00a0the peace of God,\u00a0which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7 Prayer, God\u2019s prescription for anxiety, turns our concerns into conversations with the Lord… Continue reading Anxiety Reliever<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10611"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10611\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10615,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10611\/revisions\/10615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}