| September
8 An Anxious
Heart
We all get stressed at
times. We toss and turn in our sleep.
We pace the halls or even go to the bathroom
every ten minutes thanks to a nervous bladder.
Being stressed actually causes us more stress
and others can become stressed just by watching
us.
In Matthew 11:29-30 Jesus
instructs us, "Take my
yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle
and humble in heart, and you will find rest for
your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is
light."
We should be able to
release our burdens and let God handle them.
God is bigger than all of our problems and we
don't need to be burdened by them when we trust
God to take care of our needs.
Unfortunately we have
great difficulty releasing our worries and we
become weighed down with anxiety. It's a
matter of trust but it's also human nature.
We worry about things that we don't have control
over (and sometimes the things we do have
control over scare us even more.)
But a kind word spoken to
someone who is worried can make all the
difference. Maybe it's just letting them
know that you're praying for them. Maybe
it's just a smile and "Have a nice day."
Even simple things like this can make a world of
difference to someone who is under a load of
anxiety. |
