Saturday, February 1, 2025

Throughout this past week, we have explored how anxiety is not a sin but a signal. So often, we turn to false needs to calm ourselves, yet they never deliver. Instead, we need to identify our false needs, and then disarm them by shifting our focus to God.

Today, I invite you to carve out a few quiet moments to reread the verses that really spoke to you this week. Some possibilities may come from last weekend’s message, such as Joshua 1:8 or John 16:33. Then look back on the notes you captured from last Sunday and reflect on the actions you took this week.

Prayer:
Lord, I confess that when I get worried or anxious, I tend to turn to things that allow me to feel in control, or I stew in worry thinking that will help. This is not what you would have for me, Father. You sent your Son, Jesus, so that I may know a peace that surpasses all understanding. Today, help me to trust in Christ and shift my gaze to him rather than trying to handle it myself. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Series Theme Verse:

Romans 12:2
Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.

This post was written by Kelly Pagel, Director of the LivingItOut