How to Deal with Worry as a Christian: 1. Pray
The first thing you should do when you start to worry about something is to pray about it. Therefore, tell God about the things that are trying to make you worry and ask Him to deal with them.
To pray more effectively over any situation, you have to use Bible verses since The sword of the spirit is the Word of God. (Ephesians 6:17)
Therefore combine your supplication prayers with anti worry prayers that have been adapted from Scriptures like the following:
Heavenly Father I ask You in the name of Jesus to help me cast all my cares upon You because You care for me. (1 Peter 5:7)
Heavenly Father I have cast my burden to You and I ask You in the name of Jesus to sustain me. (Psalm 55:22)
Heavenly Father I have cast my burden to You and I ask You in the name of Jesus to sustain me. (Psalm 55:22)
Heavenly Father I ask You in the name of Jesus to help me not to fret because it only causes harm. (Psalm 37:8)
As you say these prayers. ensure that you do not just pray for one day and then give up on praying because we are told to Pray without ceasing. (1 Thessalonians 5:17)
How to Deal with Worry as a Christian 2. Have Faith
As you pray, believe that you will receive what you are asking for because we are told to Ask in faith (James 1:6)
Even if you think that your faith is weak or small, decide to believe that God will answer your prayers because Jesus taught us that faith that is as small as a mustard seed can move something that is as big as a mountain for He said, "If you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you." (Matthew 17:20)
Even if you think that your faith is weak or small, decide to believe that God will answer your prayers because Jesus taught us that faith that is as small as a mustard seed can move something that is as big as a mountain for He said, "If you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you." (Matthew 17:20)
Therefore, believe that your prayers will be answered and if you feel that your faith is wavering, pray "Lord I believe. Help my unbelief." (Mark 9:24)
To learn more, read How To Increase Your Faith which uses examples from the Bible to teach you how to strengthen your faith in God.
How to Deal with Worry as a Christian 3. Confess Your Sins
Confess your sins to God and ask Him to forgive you because it is written that The Lord’s hand is not shortened that it cannot save you and His ear is not heavy that He cannot hear you. But your iniquities have separated you from your God and your sins have hidden His face from you so that He will not hear. (Isaiah 59:1-2)
How to Deal with Worry as a Christian 4. Live Righteously
Ensure that you are also living a righteous life by doing the right things in the sight of God because it is written that The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. (James 5:16) So if you want your prayers to achieve a lot, pray fervently and live righteously.
How to Deal with Worry as a Christian 5. Speak to the Situation
Jesus taught us saying, "If you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you." (Matthew 17:20)
Therefore speak to the things that are making you worry and tell them to leave your life. As you speak to them, believe that what you are saying will happen since you have to have faith as you speak to the mountain. (Matthew 17:20)
To make your words even more effective, use Scriptures since The sword of the spirit is the Word of God. (Ephesians 6:17) For example, you can declare over your situation:
I will not worry because I have cast all my cares upon the Lord God for He cares for me. (1 Peter 5:7)
I will not worry because I have cast my burden to You Lord and He shall sustain me. (Psalm 55:22)
I will not fret because it only causes harm. (Psalm 37:8)
I will not fret because it only causes harm. (Psalm 37:8)
Go through your Bible to get more Scriptures to speak over your situation or get them from the book SWORD WORDS.
How to Deal with Worry as a Christian 6. Fast
Jesus taught that some things have to be dealt with by combining prayer with fasting when He said, "This kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting." (Matthew 17:21)
Therefore combine your prayers with abstaining from food for 1 day or 3 days or 21 days or 40 days. If you have never fasted before you can begin by skipping 1 meal. If you have any medical condition or you are taking medication, consult your doctor first.
As you abstain from food ensure that you are not engaging in other pleasurable activities or taking advantage of people because when the Israelites asked God “Why have we fasted and You do not see? (Isaiah 58:3) He told them, “On the day you fast, you find pleasure and exploit your laborers.” (Isaiah 58:3)
To learn more read How to Fast Effectively which uses Bible examples to teach you the things you should do to ensure that you get great results when you fast.
How to Deal with Worry as a Christian 7. Thank God
The Bible tells us Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God and the peace of God which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:6-7)
Therefore, since you have made your requests known to God through prayer, thank Him.
Thank God for what He has done for you in the past and thank Him in faith for what you believe He will do for you in the future.
You can also thank God because of Who He is. For example, you can say, "I thank You Father God because You are Jehovah Jireh the Lord Our Provider (Genesis 22:14) and you will provide for me all the things that I need according to Your riches in glory in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:19)
To learn more read The Names and Characteristics of God.
Please share in the comments section how you deal with worry as a Christian.
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