This last year, I have spent some time with a family member who suffers from anxiety attacks.
The fear I could see in their posture and at times on their face was very real.
They very bravely took an airplane to join us, they very bravely endured crowds to be with us, strangers are a big deal to them, but they bravely walk alongside us every step of the way.
I watched as prayer gave them courage to do what they would normally avoid. We prayed for them silently when they didn’t know it, we prayed openly with them when they needed it.
I am not sure what lesson The Father has for this loved one, I cannot see it yet. Maybe when anxiety leaves their life, when they learn to believe He will do what He said He will do, that will be the lesson.
Maybe this is a lesson of dependence.
Maybe this is a lesson of deliverance.
Maybe this lesson is not for them alone, but there is something He is trying to show me.
This I do know, it has brought me to a place in His presence that I am seeking answers for my loved one and for myself.
I find He is Rich and Abundant in His answers.
Some of the most appropriate are:
Phillip 4:8-9
1 Thess 5:16
1 Peter 5:7
Isaiah 41:10
Isaiah 41:13
Isaiah 43:1-2
Psalm 34:17
Psalm 91:15
If you suffer from anxiety look the scriptures up, read them, memorize them, use them.
This is your Heavenly Father speaking to you when you need Him the most.
