7 Ways to Deal With Anxiety

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1. God Invites Us to Cast Our Anxiety on Him “Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.” – 1 Peter 5:7

God doesn’t ignore our anxious thoughts—He invites us to bring them to Him.

2. God Offers His Peace in Place of Our Worry “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” – Philippians 4:6–7

Rather than scolding us for worrying, God offers a trade: our anxiety for His peace. This peace isn’t just the absence of trouble—it’s the presence of God guarding our hearts and minds even while trouble may still be present.

3. Jesus Understands Anxiety Personally “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death…” – Matthew 26:38In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus experienced intense anguish. This shows that feeling overwhelmed isn’t a sign of weak faith—Jesus Himself felt that way but he did pray.

4. God Provides Through Church family Encouragement “Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up.” – Proverbs 12:25 Sometimes God’s comfort comes through people—friends, counselors, pastors—who remind us we’re not alone.

5. He Reminds Us of Our Value and His Care “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life… Look at the birds of the air… Are you not much more valuable than they?” – Matthew 6:25–27 Jesus teaches us not to obsess over future outcomes.

6. He Promises to Be With Us “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you…” – Isaiah 43:2. God never promises that we won’t go through hard things—but He does promise we won’t go through them alone.

7. God Provides his Care and interest The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing – Psalm 23:1. God deals with our anxiety not with judgment, but with compassion, control, and care.

The Christian journey is not about being anxiety-free, but learning to trust God in the midst of it—even if it’s a daily process.

Tony Galea

I don’t know what you’re worried about or stressed out about today, but I do know this: God loves you, He cares about your stress, and He can help you. “The Lord is my Shepherd”.

Emphasize different words — “The Lord is my Shepherd” — there is only one real Lord, all the others are fakes and imitations. “The Lord is my Shepherd” –not might be, He will be, He always has been, He always will be. “The Lord is my Shepherd” — Can you say that

with certainty? Is the Lord your Shepherd? Is the Shepherd your Lord? He can’t be one without the other. When you can say that and mean it, you’re going to stop worrying.

Don’t carry that burden one more second. It’s unnecessary.

So pray:

“Jesus Christ, I don’t understand it all, but I’ve seen that You’ve promised to take care of my needs if only I’ll trust You. And I realize that worry is just a warning light that I’m trying to control everything.

I don’t want to be anxious any more. I want you to be in control of my life. I want You to be my manager. I want You to be my Lord. I want to know You. I want to listen to You. I want You to lead me in the life plan that You made me for. Amen”

Tony Galea