Sometimes anxiety washes over me, depleting my energy, leaving me limp with weakness. Like the shifting sand beneath the power of an ebbing tide, I lose my sure footing. A misty fog shrouds any clear thoughts that try to stand their ground and leaves me straining to walk by faith and not by sight because I can’t find my way.
What Should I Do When Anxiety Overwhelms Me?
It’s during these days of overwhelm that I turn to my Shepherd, asking Him, pleading with Him to lead me through to the other side.
And He is always faithful.
Do you ever feel like this? Do you ever find yourself letting your guard down, lowering your shield of faith only to find yourself getting zapped by a barrage of flaming arrows from the enemy? The poison in the dart is swift and sure and finds its mark, making a way of entry for the anxiety, the shifting sand, and the fog that clouds the mind.
It’s a relentless cycle, isn’t it?
Or it can be, if we don’t learn how to stop it.
The Lord is teaching me.
Some days I don’t have the gumption to do the things I know to do, but those days are becoming fewer. I’m beginning to understand in my knower that God IS my refuge – I mean really know it and act on it. I’m learning that stopping the busyness, if only for a few moments, and resting IN Him, speaking the Name of Jesus, calms the furious storm.
His Presence stabilizes my footing and anoints my heart with His peace that surpasses all understanding.
Listen for His Quiet Whisper
But it requires obedience to His quiet whisper to come and sit with Him awhile, to allow the Shepherd to lead me to the green pasture and the still, quiet waters of His rest.
For thus said the Lord
God, the Holy One of Israel:
In returning [to Me] and resting [in Me] you shall be saved;
in quietness and in [trusting] confidence shall be
your strength.
~ Isaiah 30:15, AMP
Won’t you turn to Him? The sheep know the sound of the Shepherd’s voice calling to them. Trust Him to lead you into a place of peace.
SELAH