✝ Bible Verses for Anxiety ✝

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus" ~ Philippians 4:6-7

This verse is saying don't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down.

"Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you." ~ 1 Peter 5:6-7

This verse is saying to turn your anxiety over to God, stay vigillant so that these problems fon't lure you back into negative thinking, and recognize your connection with all others who are going thorugh similar experiences.

"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid." ~ John 14:27

Christ's peace here refers to a hope and reasurance that goes beyond what a fallen world can offer.

"Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble." ~ Matthew 6:34

This scripture is a call to trust in God's provision and focus on the present rather than worrying about the future.

A Prayer to Soothe an Anxious and Worried Heart:

"Dear Lord, I thank you that I can come to You always for any reason. I’m grateful that when I pray to You, You answer me. Help me to come to You at the beginning of my fears and anxieties instead of waiting until I can’t stand them anymore. The quicker I come to You the better. You want to free me from ALL my fears. Help me look to You for help more often so that I can be radiant with Your joy. In Jesus’ Name I pray, Amen."