Here is a little something that I just read and found it interesting. This was written by William Backus, called Worry Who wouldn't want help with anxiety? Few of us relish the sweating palms, the gnawing in the pit of the stomach, the weak knees, the dry mouth, and the pounding heart that often accompany worry and anxiety. And none relish the dark hours of nocturnal tossing and turning until one's pillow is wadded into a lump. But no drug will rid our lives of anxiety, no psychotherapy can take it all away, and no religion will cause it to vanish like the morning dew. Anxiety remains part of life. The good news about anxiety is that there is a way to deal with it in faith, so as to make the most of it, diminish it's power, and find your way through it. If you are willing to stop adding to the problem by seeking every which way to escape and avoid anxiety, if you are willing to let your faith become activated and to follow it straight ahead into your feat, you can discover how to ease and reduce anxiety, and even use it to become the person God wants you to be. Instead of running away from anxiety, step firmly into it. Although this notion may sound peculiar, it's very very old. And it works. It works to give us courage, it works to exercise our faith, and it works to reduce (not eliminate) anxiety from our lives. Here are some scriptures to go with along with it. 6:26 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 6:27 And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his span of life? 4:6 Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 4:7 And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 5:6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that in due time he may exalt you. 5:7 Cast all your anxieties on him, for he cares about you. 4:14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son as the Savior of the world. 4:15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. I just thought this was interesting because I do have bad anxiety attacks sometimes and I rely on God to help me get through it. I started getting attacks, back when I became allergic to penicillin 13 yrs ago, Paul had to take me to the hospital because I couldn't breathe and I had every possible reaction that you could have, it was really scary. So every now and then I will have an attack and I will just start praying and reading the word and it really helps. God Bless, Toni <><
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