Loved by God in the Middle of It All Day 7 of Calm My Anxious Heart, Lord “When I thought, ‘My foot slips,’ your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up. When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.” (Psalm 94:18-19, ESV) “Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. Then Jezebel sent a messenger to…
Seeking Help Day 6 of Calm My Anxious Heart, Lord “Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer; from the end of the earth I call to you when my heart is faint.” (Psalm 61:1-2, ESV) “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” (Psalm 46:1, ESV) “Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” (Galatians 6:2, ESV) It’s not easy to ask for…
The Courage to Speak Up Day 5 of Calm My Anxious Heart, Lord “O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise. For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; you will not be pleased with a burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.” (Psalm 51:15-17, ESV) “Hear my prayer, O…
The War Between Anxiety & Faith Day 4 of Calm My Anxious Heart, Lord “So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, ‘If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.’” (John 8:31-32, ESV) “Let this be recorded for a generation to come, so that a people yet to be created may praise the Lord:…
The Search for Truth Day 3 of Calm My Anxious Heart, Lord “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your…
I’m Not Crazy Day 2 of Calm My Anxious Heart, Lord “For my days pass away like smoke, and my bones burn like a furnace. My heart is struck down like grass and has withered; I forget to eat my bread. Because of my loud groaning my bones cling to my flesh.” (Psalm 102:3-5, ESV) “The waters closed in over me to take my life; the deep surrounded me; weeds were wrapped…
What Anxiety Is Day 1 of Calm My Anxious Heart, Lord “Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and the flood sweeps over me. I am weary with my crying out; my throat is parched. My eyes grow dim with waiting for my God.” (Psalm 69:1-3, ESV) “But as for…