anxious hearts

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

- Proverbs 3:5-6 (NKJV)

 

Anxiety is a real thing; it can be a simple as a slight nervous feeling or as complex as being unable to get out of bed.
People that have never experienced anxiety in any way, shape or form are the ones that you hear saying “get over it”.
I wish it were that simple. 
When things pile up on you, sometimes it gets to the point that you can’t breathe.
Sometimes all you can do is cry. 
We need to remember to cry out to God. 
Jeremy Camp released a song called Anxious Heart in 2021 – I am not sure how I had never heard it until recently.
Locked up and I'm so in my head

Heart starts racing and I can't slow it down

Hands shaking and I'm losing my breath

Paralyzed with a mind spinning out

My strength has grown weak

No words left to speak

I fall to my knees

'Cause I know what I need

You are the light when my world goes dark

You hold me together when I'm torn apart

When my thoughts have run away too far

You're the calm for my anxious heart

You're the calm for my anxious heart

You're the calm for my anxious heart

Wrapped up in the arms of your love

Stilled by the silence above all the noise

Burden's light when you're lifting it up

Fear is terrified by the sound of your voice

'Cause you don't grow weak

Your world is peace

I fall to my knees

'Cause I know what I need

You are the light when my world goes dark

You hold me together when I'm torn apart

When my thoughts have run away too far

You're the calm for my anxious heart

You're the calm for my anxious heart

You know everything about me

You come and surround me

And everything that holds my soul

Falling is surrender, learning to remember

You're the one who's in control

You are the light when my world goes dark

You hold me together when I'm torn apart

When my thoughts have run away too far

You're the calm for my anxious heart (yeah)

You are the life when my breath is gone (you are)

You're the hope when I'm stuck in the storm

I know this is still who you are

You're the calm for my anxious heart

The first three lines had me stopping in my tracks:

Locked up and I'm so in my head

Heart starts racing and I can't slow it down

Hands shaking and I'm losing my breath

This is how anxiety feels, y’all.

When you aren’t even sure that you can take another breath, that is anxiety and you don’t just “get over it”.
We have to learn to go to God, to trust in God, to know that He has our best interest in His plan for us.
I am by no means discounting professional help.
Prayer can help us cope with and heal from anxiety.
Going to God with our problems can help those of us that struggle with our mental health.
But we should also remain open to seeking medical advice and consulting with professionals as needed.
In an interview about his song Anxious Heart, Jeremy Camp said “Jesus breaks through the darkness and calms your anxious heart. When God speaks, I hear a love that is more real than any fear or doubt. I’m learning to remember He’s the One who’s in control of my anxious heart.”
We don’t hear it any clearer than that.  
God is the calm for our anxious heart.

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