Written by Justine Froelker, a contemporary writer and professional counselor. Today’s meditation is an excerpt from “100 Devotions for Kids Dealing With Anxiety.”
So much of life, especially when you struggle with anxiety, is about figuring it out. Getting control of something. Fixing it. Making it better. Anxiety says if you can’t fix it or fully understand it, then you just have to try harder. Faith says that your understanding will never provide the full understanding because it only comes from trusting God. This doesn’t mean a passive faith, where you throw your hands up and stop trying to help yourself or ask for help. It means being confident in God, seeking the support in His Word, His people, and the gifts He put inside of you because there will always be things in your life that are far above and beyond your understanding. Your brain, which is wired to keep you safe and comfortable, does not like not knowing, or the need for surrender, and anxiety definitely hates the lack of control. In many ways, this trust is the tool to help you move through the uncertainty of it all. When it feels uncertain, you can be secure, with everything you are, in who God says He is and who He says you are. Lean on Him. Make a list of who God is to you and who God says you are. Even when your anxiety tells you not to believe, this is what you can trust.
Prayer:
Written by Janet Thompson, a contemporary speaker and author.
Father, you are holy and trustworthy yet often I put my trust in people and circumstances instead of your abundant sovereignty and love for me. Awaken my heart, mind, and spirit to be in tune with the Holy Spirit’s promptings. Amen.
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