WHAT TO DO WITH ANXIETY
Let’s first start out with some pretty startling statistics.
According to the American Institute of stress, 75 to 90 percent of all visits to a primary care physician’s office are related to stress disorders.
Feelings of stress are driving us to the pharmacy shelves.
Every year Americans are consuming:
5 billion tranquilizers,
5 billion barbiturates,
3 billion amphetamines, and
16 tons of aspirin every year.
Much of this “medicine” is being taken to help alleviate stress or the resulting headaches and pain associated with stress!
We will get back to more statistics, but lets see what Gods word says about solving the problem.
HOLD THAT TIGER!!!
Sounds hard? For our flesh, it is extremely hard. This is why we need the leading of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
Remember that the Holy Spirit is our teacher, guide, comforter and anything that we are not, HE IS. Isn’t that great!! The lover of our soul!
WHAT TO DO WHEN ANXIOUS
#1 Earnest prayer
Phil.4:6 “…but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.”
The word “supplication” in the Greek means requests.
The word “thanksgiving” in the Greek means with gratitude.
In other words, we are to take everything including our anxieties to God, requesting with gratitude to Yahweh Yireh, our provider.
#2 Trust God for Peace of Mind
Phil.4:7 “And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”
In the Greek, the word “peace” means rest. The word “understanding” in the Greek means of the mind.
So it means the rest that God will bring to your mind cannot be understood by our intellect.
In other words, we are too dumb to understand it. LOL!
I AM SORRY. It is just that it has happened to me so many times that it is almost embarrassing. God will tell me not to worry. My stubborn flesh says, “Well, if you don’t worry and don’t take care of it, who will take care of it? No one cares but you!” Then I start worrying again. But when I start crying out to Gods precious Holy Spirit, I have peace again.
#3 Think on Positive Thoughts
Phil.4:8 “Whatsoever things are TRUE, whatsoever thing are HONEST, whatsoever things are JUST, whatsoever things are PURE, whatsoever things are LOVELY, whatsoever things are of GOOD REPORT, if there be any praise, think on these things.”
When we feel anxiety, it’s a sign that we need to RELAX!
Use the word of God to relax with. IT WORKS EVERY TIME!!
Let’s be real now. So many times we are stressed about things that are not important at all.
If you are the type of woman who visits with her family all the time whether it is on the phone or seeing them, don’t bring their problems home. A man is not equipped to deal with a womans emotions. He can’t feel what she is feeling because he is a man. Just like you can’t get all excited about opening up the hood of a new car and start checking out all the nonsense that is going on under the hood. Yet, you expect him to be sensitive to every member of the family and what their children and their children’s children are going through. GIVE IT A REST!!
I have never met a young man who couldn’t wait to get married so he could be MOTHER MACREE to the family.
When we first got married, my husband could always tell when I had a family visit on my day off. I would come home in a mood.
Or you might be the type of wife that wants him to solve problems for your girlfriends at work or church. When he doesn’t you feel he is being selfish.
LET THE ANXIETY GO!! You will bury your marriage, one shovel at a time.
NOTE: Daily there is a new post to help your marriage be successful.
LOVE YOUR SPOUSE 
Amen Amen
I tell you TODAY!!! is a true test of trying not to stress , me and my husband both have vehicles that decided not to start yesterday and they are both in the shop, BUT i said this morning Lord you are in control of the whole situation. What perfect timing for this blog. And I know that he will take care of the situation.
Thank You Sister Nancy Love you and God Bless YOU!!
Hi Christina! Thanks for your awesome comment. We all can identify with a day full of unexpected trials and tribulations. Glad to read that you handled that one head on! Love you!
Ill start off with all honor and glory to god. I struggled with anxiety since i had my son almost three years ago i have learned to lean on god to be my peace and he has i refuse to be like my mom and be totally dependent on medicine well I’ve went through so much since superbowl my Sunday marriage would have crumbled if i didn’t have god in my life he had an affair but at the same time God showed me so much about myself although i was saved wasn’t as perfect as i thought i have recently feel the anxiety coming back but i refuse to. Give into the devils plan so i put on my armour eveeyday. So many people have said I’ve been so strong but i know its god that gas totally poured his strength peaace VICTORY and so much more. Upon me in this time. Ill fight for what is mine until i can no longer fight..
Hi Basketball wife! I am so, so proud of you!! You are not alone! You have God, all the host in heaven, and all of us wives that are praying for you. Anyone reading this right now, please spend the rest of today interceding for this marriage. Also, put this marriage on your prayer list. Your son needs you to keep your marriage together. Remember that God is the repairer of the breach. He knows where the evil one has torn a hole and he will close it. You just have faith and treat him with love and respect. Know that other wives are bombarding heaven for you!!
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You continue fighting the good fight !!!! DO NOT let the enemy take what is yours, I am so thankful and grateful to Sister Nancy who pours her hear tinto our marriages as if they are her own. And, you can fight the good fight remember as Sister Nancy tells us we have the Holy Spirit on our side. I will be praying for you Basktevall Wife. God Bless You!!
Hi Christina! Thanks for your backup prayer and comment to this wife. May God richly bless you for that. Love you!