What is anxiety?

Philippians 4:6 – Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. (The Message)

Anxiety is the painful uneasiness of the ________________ that feeds on impending _______________. – Charles Swindoll

Luke 10:38-42 – 38 As Jesus and the disciples continued on their way to Jerusalem, they came to a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. 39 Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to what he taught. 40 But Martha was distracted by the big dinner she was preparing. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, doesn’t it seem unfair to you that my sister just sits here while I do all the work? Tell her to come and help me.” 41 But the Lord said to her, “My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details! 42 There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it, and it will not be taken away from her.” (New Living Translation)

What does anxiety do to me?

▸ Anxiety highlights the human viewpoint and strangles the divine, so I become __________________________

▸ Anxiety chokes my ability to distinguish the incidental from the essential, so I get ____________________________

▸ Anxiety siphons my joy and makes me judgmental rather than accepting of others, so I become ____________________________

What do I do about anxiety?

1. I worry when I ___________ unnecessary pressure to an already full plate

▸ Adding makes me _____________________

2. I worry when I ________________ God’s presence from my crises

▸ Subtracting makes me __________________________

3. I worry when I ____________________ my problem by inserting my solutions prematurely

▸ Multiplying makes me _________________________

4. I worry when I ______________ life into the secular and the sacred

▸ Dividing makes me __________________________