A Prayer to Overcome Paralyzing Worry – Your Each day Prayer – February 7
A Prayer to Overcome Paralyzing Worry
By Vivian Bricker
At present’s Bible Studying: “So don’t worry, for I’m with you; don’t be dismayed, for I’m your God. I’ll strengthen you and assist you to; I’ll uphold you with my righteous proper hand.” – Isaiah 41:10
Learn or Hear Beneath:
Worry is one thing I’m no stranger to. Attributable to scuffling with obsessive-compulsive dysfunction (OCD), I are likely to battle with paralyzing worry every day. “Did I wash my arms sufficient? Am I going to get sick? Am I going to trigger another person to get sick?” All these fears rush into my head hundreds of occasions day-after-day.
Worrying about getting sick has turn out to be a standard concern for most individuals within the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hand sanitizer remains to be being handed round, masking remains to be required in some medical doctors’ places of work, and one can by no means be too cautious round those that have disclosed any type of signs of an sickness.
The unhappy actuality is that there’s zero likelihood that we’ll be spared from worry. My OCD latches on germs and the worry that I’ll get sick. Irrespective of what number of occasions I inform myself that I gained’t get sick, it’s not true. I’ll get sick in some unspecified time in the future in my life, similar to everyone else. There may be not a magic ritual I can do to spare myself from ever getting sick once more.
We’ll by no means be resistant to worry, however there are issues we will do to stop it from rising too sturdy. For instance, possibly you even have a worry of getting sick. If that is true, attempt to give these worries and fears over to God. He’s the one One who can really shield us from diseases and illness (Psalm 91:1-3).
Every of us has our personal paralyzing fears, but we should overcome them with the assistance of God. If we enable fears to manage us, we are going to quickly turn out to be slaves to worry. Since Jesus has already set us free, there isn’t any cause to be held in bondage to slavery anymore (Galatians 5:1). With the liberty we now have within the Lord, we will overcome worry.
The Bible tells us, “So don’t worry, for I’m with you; don’t be dismayed, for I’m your God. I’ll strengthen you and assist you to; I’ll uphold you with my righteous proper hand” (Isaiah 41:10). As God tells us on this passage, we don’t must worry or be dismayed as a result of He’s with us and He’s our God. He’ll strengthen us, assist us, and uphold us with His righteous proper hand.
It doesn’t matter what our worry could also be, God remains to be stronger and extra highly effective than any circumstance. Select to provide all of your worry over to God at the moment. He’ll uphold you and offer you power. Whereas we are going to nonetheless encounter scary conditions, we not must stress, fear, or develop anxious over these impending conditions. As an alternative, we will stroll in confidence, understanding that God is with us. He won’t ever go away us to face our fears alone.
Let’s pray:
Expensive God, please assist me overcome the paralyzing fears in my life. Every worry I’ve feels as if it may fully eat me. Assist me keep in mind that You might be with me and can shield me. I belief You with every of my fears. Thank You for by no means leaving me to face my fears alone. In Jesus’ identify, I pray, amen.
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