Just fill out the basic name and address info, and then the email will come to me. You can always write me through my contact page. What about you? Is anxiety, stress, or fear holding you hostage? What is causing you to feel anxious? How has God and His Word ministered to you in times of anxiety? I love to hear from readers.

Is Anxiety Holding You Hostage? It’s Your Turn I hope you will also find these former posts of mine helpful to you: Five Ways to Redress Your Stress and 10 Simple Stressbusters for Women, as well as this Prayer for Peace Within. Although I’ve published it previously, I felt that many could use this encouragement during our current worldwide crisis. May we do our part so that no one feels alone or forgotten.Ĭrosswalk first published this prayer I wrote, although I added some to it. Through prayer, through calls, through cards, and through social technology, You have given us many ways to stay connected. Lord, You are our Refuge and Strength in all times of trouble.ĭraw us close to you and each other even when we have to distance ourselves from one another to protect against things like disease.

In times of crisis that affect others and my own life or family, help me remember to pray for others and do what I can with the resources you have given me to help encourage others not to fear, but to trust in You.

As I focus on You, remembering Your promises and Your words, I believe You will fill me with a peace that is beyond all understanding. When I can’t see any possible solutions, I choose to believe that You are working things out for my good-in Your own time. Turn these potentials for stress into lessons for growth and trust. No matter what issues I am dealing with no matter how big the problems or situations, I’m laying them all at Your feet today. Turn Stress Into Lessons for Growth and Trust Show me a new way to handle life according to Your Way. Do I believe You are truly good? When an anxious thought creeps in, help me stop and relax, take that thought captive, and turn apprehension into a calm prayer for deliverance. Help me to be gentle with myself, and not create unrealistic expectations that You never intended.ĭo I believe You are in control? You created all things and hold all things in Your Hand. I choose to respond according to my beliefs-or lack of them. No one makes me feel uptight, angry or stressed, and no one forces me to react negatively. I want to trust You more and see things from Your perspective, not my own. The need to be in control or the pressures I feel from without and within sometimes place a stronghold on my life. I Want to Trust You Moreįorgive me for trying to handle things on my own, Lord. When I’m clueless as to what to do, Lord, I want to turn to you first, not last. Through those difficult times, You will teach me patience, enlarge my faith, and help me see things I couldn’t see earlier-if I will only let You. Teach me to recognize the stressful trials as tools for you to shape me and rearrange me. Whether the anxiety stems from potential illness, work, parenting, finances, physical issues, or even world conditions, You are there, Lord, to shoulder the weight. You’ve promised that when I’m stressed and burdens are trying to weigh me down, I can come to You. You have given me every tool and spiritual blessing to fight against those things that try to steal my peace. You are the Blessed Controller of all things, and nothing escapes Your attention in my life. Your Word assures me that You are always there with me. Teach me Your ways to respond to problems by giving thanks in every circumstance. In those moments of apprehension, help me remember that I belong to You and that You are not the author of fear or anxiety, but the giver of love and a sound mind. My trust in You fades into the background, giving fear and concerns permission to discourage me. I know better, but some days the challenges outweigh the truths buried inside. Some days anxiety stalks me like a deceitful predator, and the temptation to worry draws me in. My body, mind, and spirit struggle to keep up physically, mentally, and yes, spiritually. Lord Jesus, the stresses in my life often reach a dangerous proportion-or so it seems. In these challenging times, is anxiety, stress, or fear holding you hostage and keeping you from rest? Do you feel burdens pressing in that seem too heavy to bear? When stressful thoughts pull you in the wrong direction, and you’re struggling to find balance, the following prayer might express your thoughts and help you find relief and freedom:

Prayer for finances and anxiety