God’s Antidote for anxiety from Phillipians 4

Note that the steps God gives here us are all commands, not suggestions.

1. “Rejoice in the Lord always… (see Habbakuk 3)

2. do not be anxious about anything  (choose to recognize and confront confront your anxiety and worry by:)

3. in everything by prayer, supplication and thanksgiving (note the thanksgiving, thanking God for what we don’t like because we know he has a plan for us in this.)

4.present your requests to God… (get out what’s bothering you,, tell God about it, learn what he thinks about it.  Leave it with him.

Result: And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus (taking refuge in Him).

5. Note: this peace is not something we can understand, for it comes by our faith in our heavenly Father.

As one who has been confronted  by many worries, I can assure you that

In obeying God by taking these 5 steps can free you from worry, anxiety, and fear because our focus is now on God, not our circumstances.