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Max Lucado
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June 8 - June 10, 2025
Anxiety is a meteor shower of what-ifs.
“Do not fret,” wrote the psalmist, “it only causes harm” (Ps. 37:8).
Anxiety and fear are cousins but not twins. Fear sees a threat. Anxiety imagines one.
The presence of anxiety is unavoidable, but the prison of anxiety is optional.
The presence of anxiety is unavoidable, but the prison of anxiety is optional.
Anxiety is not a sin; it is an emotion. (So don’t be anxious about feeling anxious.)
“Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with… the anxieties of life” (Luke 21:34 NIV).
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
“the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds” (v. 7).
Celebrate God’s goodness. “Rejoice in the Lord always” (v. 4). Ask God for help. “Let your requests be made known to God” (v. 6). Leave your concerns with him. “With thanksgiving…” (v. 6). Meditate on good things. “Think about the things that are good and worthy of praise” (v. 8 NCV).
Celebrate. Ask. Leave. Meditate. C.A.L.M.
With God as your helper, you will sleep better tonight and smile more tomorrow.
Anxiety is not a sin; it is an emotion. (So don’t be anxious about feeling anxious.)
It is not God’s will that you lead a life of perpetual anxiety. It is not his will that you face every day with dread and trepidation. He made you for more than a life of breath-stealing angst and mind-splitting worry.
It is not God’s will that you lead a life of perpetual anxiety. It is not his will that you face every day with dread and trepidation. He made you for more than a life of breath-stealing angst and mind-splitting worry.
“Everything is secure. You can rest now.” By
Quench anxiety. Stir courage. Let us know less fret and more faith.
“Rejoice in the Lord.” This verse is a call, not to a feeling, but to a decision and a deeply rooted confidence that God exists, that he is in control, and that he is good.
If your belief system is strong, you will stand. If it is weak, the storm will prevail.
change the way a person responds to life, change what a person believes about life. The most important thing about you is your belief system.
Anxiety is often the consequence of perceived chaos.
Perceived control creates calm. Lack of control gives birth to fear.
Anxiety increases as perceived control diminishes.
Life becomes a cycle of anxiety, failure; anxiety, failure; anxiety, failure. We can’t take control, because control is not ours to take.
“There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the LORD” (Prov. 21:30 NIV).
God calmed the fears of Isaiah, not by removing the problem, but by revealing his divine power and presence.
Your anxiety decreases as your understanding of your father increases.
our biggest fears are sprained ankles to God.
a lot of people live with unnecessary anxiety over temporary limps.
The next time you fear the future, rejoice in the Lord’s sovereignty. Rejoice in what he has accomplished. Rejoice that he is able to do what you canno...
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“He will keep in perfect peace all those who trust in him, whose thoughts turn often to the Lord!” (Isa. 26:3 TLB).
Anxiety passes as trust increases.
“My God is sovereign.”
Guilt sucks the life out of our souls. Grace restores it.
“Now I am right with God, not because I followed the law, but because I believed in Christ” (Phil. 3:9 NCV).
“I am still not all I should be, but I am bringing all my energies to bear on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I strain to reach the end of the race and receive the prize for which God is calling us up to heaven because of what Christ Jesus did for us” (Phil. 3:13–14 TLB).
guilt frenzies the soul; grace calms it.
Sin is not diminished, nor is God’s ability to forgive it.
God’s grace is greater than your sin. What you did was not good. But your God is good. And he will forgive you. He is ready to write a new chapter in your life.
“Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I strain to reach the end of the race and receive the prize for which God is calling us” (Phil. 3:13–14 TLB).
“And I know the Lord will continue to rescue me from every trip, trap, snare, and pitfall of evil and carry me safely to His heavenly kingdom. May He be glorified throughout eternity. Amen” (2 Tim. 4:18 THE VOICE).
Place yourself entirely in his care. As you do, you will find it is possible—yes, possible!—to be anxious for nothing.
“works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will” (Eph. 1:11 NIV).
Anxiety is needless because God is near.
“Do not be afraid, for I am with you” (Gen. 26:24 NLT).
“Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go” (Josh. 1:9 NIV).
Present the challenge to your Father and ask for help. Will he solve the issue? Yes, he will. Will he solve it immediately? Maybe. Or maybe part of the test is an advanced course in patience.
“be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God” (Phil. 4:6).
We choose prayer over despair. Peace happens when people pray.
“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you” (1 Peter 5:7 NIV).
