Can I Find Balance When Overwhelmed With Anxiety? (Part I) Ep. 1383 Christian Questions Podcast

[00:13:23] How do Jesus' lessons help if we seem to be nervous about everything in life?

[00:28:42] How do Jesus' lessons help if we feel we are a failure?

[00:45:06] How do Jesus' lessons help when we think we look inferior to others?

Anxiety seems to be everywhere, and everyone seems to have it! The good news is it can be a very normal and sometimes healthy part of life. The bad news is more often than not it grows into an oversized burden that can be difficult and even debilitating. When we as Christians have anxiety that needs to be managed, we know the Bible has the answers. The good news is we know we need to trust in the Lord, to pray continually and to live in faith. The challenging news is many times our anxiety is so powerful that hearing these biblical answers hurts and doesn’t help. Why? Because we have already worked at applying these things, and we’re still stuck! Our objective today is to slow the whole process down and work on suggesting ways to cope with anxiety’s overwhelming grip.

Four steps

While we always encourage anyone who suffers from high levels of anxiety to seek professional help when appropriate, we also encourage focusing on what we personally can do to cope with our anxiety. Along with prayer, faith and trust, we suggest facing and challenging our anxieties with a four-step approach:

1. Recognize: Observe when anxiety is overtaking our minds.
2. Refrain: Pause the cycle of anxious thinking.
3. Reframe and Rebuild: Approach the problem positively and take action.
4. Restart: Intentionally