But seriously a believer in Jesus
Christ, should not have the symptoms of anxiety:
Philippians 4:6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and
supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and
the peace of God, which surpassed all understanding will guard your hearts and
minds in Christ Jesus.
Luke 12:13-15 NKJV 13 Then one from the crowd said to Him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me." 14 But He said to him, "man, who made Me a judge or an arbitrator over you?" 15 And He said to them, "Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one's life does not consists in the abundance of the things he possesses."
Paul wrote this in
Colossians 3:5-6 Therefore put to death your members which are on the
earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire and covetousness, which
is idolatry. Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience in you yourselves once walked when you lived in them.
Things of the earth,
that of man, we are to put away from us: fornication, uncleanness, passion,
evil desire and covetousness which is idolatry.
Adultery in our thinking
is choosing the past over the present. An anxious heart can be found when one
is listening to the lies of the enemy instead of resisting the lies by the Holy
Spirit. We push back by inviting the power of the Holy Spirit to cleanse our
mind with Christ’s thoughts. Another example of the anxious heart is choosing
to cheat others by not paying our taxes or paying what is
Caesars! Haste is moving too quickly on something you know nothing
about or how to get the thing without the least amount of time and sweat. We
should not be choosing to living in confusion when we can live in clarity. We
are not be tormented with the impure, the evil and negative sinful thoughts of
the past. We are given authority to rule now over our hearts when allowing
Jesus’ name and words saturate us. We prove what is that good, acceptable and
perfect will of God. (Romans 12:2) WE are Enabled “be
strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.” (Ephesians 6:10) ….(Philippians
4:6-7) and finally, whatever things are true, noble, just, pure, lovely, of a
good report, having virtue or anything praise worthy, we think on these things.
(Philippians 4:8)
Covetousness which is
idolatry. So what that idolatry looks like today is vivid as an activity of the
human heart. It begins in the heart. Is craving, enjoying, being satisfied by
anything a person treasures more than God. That is an idol. It is a disordered
love or that desire, a condition from a disordered heart. And it is everywhere
we look in our culture. It makes no matter what country of which you live,
people are the same all over the world. Culture pushes and shoves an agenda.
Culture makes demands with voices of hearts choosing that which is wrong in the
sight of God.
Does culture made
demands on you? Do you have others making a demand on you for the wrong thing?
Haste causes anxiety or that anxious heart!
Psalm 84:11 for the LORD God is a sun and shield; The LORD will give grace and
glory; no good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly. Psalm
34:10 The young lions lack and suffer hunger; but those who seek the LORD shall
not lack any good thing.
You and I lack no good
thing. Those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing. We do not lack a good home to live in. We do not lack food to eat or clothing for our bodies. We participate with God in doing His commands.
Haste can appear when
one has an eye of envy. When one has haste, one uses money for possessions.
They appear to extend themselves beyond their paycheck and have an overuse of credit cards. There are many who desire an economic
justice. They really have that heart desire to a redistribution of wealth, so
that everybody has their "own" stuff. But that does not solve social
problems. This is a heart dealing with avarice. It is a driving force, and
comes from what man of the this world views as what is of “worth” to him or to
others. People need to get moving out of their reclining
position in their living room or grandma's basement and get their backside
moving toward a workplace earning a paycheck to pay his own bills. Man is responsible for himself till he takes a wife and has children. Then he has many to see over and it is done with God.
Doubt is another form of anxiety. Luke 12:28 If
then God so clothes the grass, which today is in the field and tomorrow is
thrown into the oven, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith?
29 And do not seek what you should eat or what you should drink nor have an anxious
mind. 30 For all these things the nations of the world seek after, and your
Father knows that you need these things. 31 But seek first the kingdom of God,
and all these things shall be added to you. 32 Do not fear, little flock, for
it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
1 Timothy 2:5-8 NKJV 5
For there is one God and one Meditator between God and men, the Man Christ
Jesus 6 who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time, 7 for
which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle---I am speaking the truth in
Christ and not lying-----a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. 8 I desire
therefore that the men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath
and doubting.
That doubting, an inward
thought that reasons things out is only our opinion. We are to have God's
thoughts about us. We are to be settling on what God has spoken over us His
children. Jesus is our Meditator. We are to be set in Him, and not what our
opinion might be for the moment! Doubting will always come back to whether we think real
thoughts that are of God and are clear or thoughts of our own heart that is
confusion!
Fear is another thing evidence when one
is in an anxious state! Fear can paralyze a person. It can cause a person
into doing nothing but rolling themselves into a fetal
position. This is mentioned by men who have gone into prison. They
broke the law, went through a court system and went to prison and on thus arriving there, they melt into a fetal
position.
A man or woman can fear when God does not act or answer immediately on their behalf. The
person can move over into a complete motionless and quiet attitude. Although
the war is still raging in their heart, explosions of thought are filling the cavity of their heart and mind, but they are only adding on more deadly fear. We are to keep in step with God, correct our wrong thinking, line up with
God, repent and turn from stupid ways. God is patience. He is aware of our need
or anxious thing. But our relationship must be set in Him and it is to be a faith walk. Because if we do not
maintain it, then we are inviting a greater fear with apathy and
procrastination. We must continue in the true knowledge of Him allowing Him to
increase in our thoughts and actions. In making any purchase, from a home, an SUV or insurance, we should be talking with God about it.
Without the proper fear
of God in us, there will be precious little reciprocation of His love shed
abroad in our hearts (Romans 5:5). And He is the God-kind of love that should be spilling out of our hearts for others, but is it? Of late, I wonder myself sometimes.
Philippians 4 8
reminds us to meditate on some things! Finally, my brethren, whatever things
are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things
are pure, whatever things lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there
is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy----mediate on these things.
9 The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do,
and the God of peace will be with you.
A good report only comes
from God! No strings attached, but instruction or correction will be found in
that given. The Lord desires our faith to grow.
Message Bible 119: 73-80
With your very own hands You formed me; now breathe your wisdom over me so I
can understand you. When they see me waiting, expecting Your word, those who
fear you will take heart and be glad. I can see now, GOD that Your decisions
are right; Your testing has taught me what’s true and right. O, love me and
right now! ----hold me tight!
Just the way You
promised. Now comfort me so I can live, really live; Your revelation is the
tune I dance to, Let the fast-talking tricksters be exposed as frauds; they
tried to sell me a bill of goods, but I kept my mind fixed on Your counsel. Let
those who fear You turn to me for evidence of Your wise guidance. And let me
live whole and holy, soul and body, so I can always walk with my head held
high.
What God has given us is
not taken away from us, for life in Him came through Him, through His Son and by the
blood shed for our sins. Anxiety should not be a part of our life, but if it
should appear, address it immediately with your mouth filled with God's word,
" that we are not anxious for anything, but in everything
by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, we let our requests be made known
to God; and the peace of God which surpasses all understanding, will guard our
hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Regardless of the
circumstance, let’s not act out in doubt, haste, or fear! God has drawn near
and lives in our hearts. Only the right result in right living is seen in God's
peace when He truly reigns in our hearts. Amen.
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