{"id":3605,"date":"2014-09-03T12:27:51","date_gmt":"2014-09-03T12:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=3605"},"modified":"2014-09-03T12:27:51","modified_gmt":"2014-09-03T12:27:51","slug":"know-my-anxious-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=3605","title":{"rendered":"Know my Anxious Thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I\u2019m sure you have them. Those anxious thoughts about an upcoming situation or about something that occurred that just doesn\u2019t sit well. Or maybe there\u2019s a health concern that makes you uneasy. There are even medication reactions that cause anxiety. If you\u2019ve ever experienced a natural disaster, you probably felt some anxiety.<\/p>\n

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\"???????????????????????????????\"<\/a>I don\u2019t like feeling anxious. I tend to become very warm, sweat much more than normal, and my heart races. After the anxiousness has subsided, I feel depleted.<\/p>\n

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Obviously in the situation of immediate danger, being anxious is normal and natural. Anxiousness can be a difficult issue for some, even overwhelming.<\/p>\n

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Sometimes, however, we are anxious for reasons that do not merit these feelings.<\/p>\n

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Proverbs reminds us that \u201can anxious heart weighs a man down, but a kind word cheers him up.\u201d<\/em> (Proverbs 12:25 \u2013 NIV) Anxiety can cause us to feel unnecessarily burdened.<\/p>\n

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Philippians 4:6 (NIV) tells us, \u201cDo not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.\u201d <\/em>It may be difficult to act in this way, but we are told to face difficulty in this manner.<\/p>\n

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So what are we to do with our anxieties? 1 Peter 5:7 (NIV) says, \u201cCast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.\u201d Give<\/em> it to God. Give it completely, totally, without any hesitation, to God.<\/p>\n

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We are to trust God with all of our cares. Nahum shares these words, \u201cThe Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him.\u201d<\/em> (Nahum 1:7 – NIV)<\/p>\n

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And if we jump back to Philippians 4:7 (NIV), Paul tells us what we will receive when we trust and give God our anxiety. \u201cAnd the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.\u201d<\/em> God\u2019s peace will cover us and we won\u2019t even be able to understand why we are at peace in tough situations.<\/p>\n

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Friends, I know that anxiety comes in many forms for many reasons. What I pray today is that the anxious thoughts and feelings are given to God. Allow His peace to cover your heart. And perhaps we all should pray this prayer. \u201cSearch me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.\u201d<\/em> (Psalm 139:23-24 \u2013 NIV)<\/p>\n

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Grace and peace be yours in abundance,<\/p>\n

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Donna<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  I\u2019m sure you have them. Those anxious thoughts about an upcoming situation or about something that occurred that just doesn\u2019t sit well. Or maybe there\u2019s a health concern that makes you uneasy. There are even medication reactions that cause anxiety. If you\u2019ve ever experienced a natural disaster, you probably felt some anxiety.   I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes","_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,15,14,21],"tags":[214,2991,1094,679,335,1092,148],"class_list":["post-3605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-following-god","category-knowing-god","category-seeking-god","category-trusting-god","tag-1-peter-57","tag-know-my-anxious-thoughts","tag-nahum-17","tag-philippians-46","tag-philippians-47","tag-proverbs-1225","tag-psalm-13923-24"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3605"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3605\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3606,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3605\/revisions\/3606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}