Anxiety and Trust

What I'm trying to do here is get you to relax, not be so preoccupied with getting so you can respond to God's giving. People who don't know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. Steep yourself in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. You'll find all your everyday human concerns will be met.

Luke 12:29-31

One of the biggest obstacles to living life for and with God is anxiety. We spend time worrying about things that truly matter: our children, our jobs (especially these days), our retirement, whether or not we can send our kids to college and so much more. We worry, we fret, and mentally pace ourselves into nervous wrecks. Can any of these worrying add even a day to our lives? The opposite is true; worry and stress is a killer of our bodies and our spirits. Jesus understood stress and worry and offered wisdom for our lives. The antidote to anxiety is trust. Do we trust that God is in control? Do we truly believe that God has blessed us and will continue to bless us? Or do we secretly believe that we are the ones who have to do it. If we don't handle and fix everything it won't get done. Who do you trust more: yourself or God? When we trust that God will provide for us and we need not worry about anything, we are freed to love God and neighbor. When I trust that God will continue to bless me, as God has always done, I am free to be generous with my time, talent, and treasure. When I trust God to be God, I don't have to be!