Not Ok Emotionally?Sample

Address Your Anxiety

Near the end of His physical time on earth, Jesus told the disciples He was going away.

Scripture tells us they were deeply “troubled” (John 14:1). In the original Greek, this painted a word picture of a stormy sea with fierce emotional winds raging in their hearts.

Given the situation, it's easy to understand their anxiety. These young disciples had given everything for Jesus for the last three years — leaving their businesses, families, and careers. And for what? Just to be told Jesus was abandoning them.

They were filled with anxiety at the thought of being left alone.

Often people have two reactions to anxiety: we carry it or bury it.

We bury anxiety beneath temporary distractions, ranging from food to entertainment to more serious addictions.

We carry anxiety, hoping it will evaporate like water, vanishing when the proverbial sunshine returns.

However, in Scripture, we see Jesus gives us a powerful Helper to address anxiety.

Jesus shares in John 14:26, "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you." The Holy Spirit is called our Helper for a reason - He wants to help you! Jesus shows us true peace is from Him and is delivered by the Holy Spirit.

Anxiety floods us when we have an incomplete picture of God's power, plan, and promise in our lives. In Matthew 28:20, Jesus said, “...I am with you always, even to the end of the age." When overcome by anxiety, instead of burying it or carrying it, remember God is with you through the presence of the Holy Spirit.

As you engage with God’s word:

●Am I burying or carrying anxiety?

●What is God saying to me?

●What do I need to do about it?

After you reflect on these questions, bring everything to God in prayer.