A Prayer to Overcome Paralyzing Concern
By Vivian Bricker
Right now’s Bible Studying: “So don’t worry, for I’m with you; don’t be dismayed, for I’m your God. I’ll strengthen you and aid you; I’ll uphold you with my righteous proper hand.” – Isaiah 41:10
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Concern is one thing I’m no stranger to. As a consequence of combating obsessive-compulsive dysfunction (OCD), I are likely to battle with paralyzing worry day by day. “Did I wash my arms sufficient? Am I going to get sick? Am I going to trigger another person to get sick?” All these fears rush into my head 1000’s of instances every single day.
Worrying about getting sick has grow to be a typical concern for most individuals within the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hand sanitizer continues to be being handed round, masking continues to be required in some medical doctors’ places of work, and one can by no means be too cautious round those that have disclosed any form of signs of an sickness.
The unhappy actuality is that there’s zero likelihood that we’ll be spared from worry. My OCD latches on germs and the worry that I’ll get sick. Irrespective of what number of instances I inform myself that I gained’t get sick, it’s not true. I’ll get sick in some unspecified time in the future in my life, similar to everyone else. There’s not a magic ritual I can do to spare myself from ever getting sick once more.
We’ll by no means be resistant to worry, however there are issues we are able to do to forestall it from rising too robust. For instance, perhaps you even have a worry of getting sick. If that is true, attempt to give these worries and fears over to God. He’s the one One who can really defend us from diseases and illness (Psalm 91:1-3).
Every of us has our personal paralyzing fears, but we should overcome them with the assistance of God. If we permit fears to regulate us, we’ll quickly grow to be slaves to worry. Since Jesus has already set us free, there isn’t any motive to be held in bondage to slavery anymore (Galatians 5:1). With the liberty we’ve within the Lord, we are able to overcome worry.
The Bible tells us, “So don’t worry, for I’m with you; don’t be dismayed, for I’m your God. I’ll strengthen you and aid you; I’ll uphold you with my righteous proper hand” (Isaiah 41:10). As God tells us on this passage, we don’t have to worry or be dismayed as a result of He’s with us and He’s our God. He’ll strengthen us, assist us, and uphold us with His righteous proper hand.
It doesn’t matter what our worry could also be, God continues to be stronger and extra highly effective than any circumstance. Select to offer all of your worry over to God right now. He’ll uphold you and provide you with energy. Whereas we’ll nonetheless encounter scary conditions, we not have to stress, fear, or develop anxious over these impending conditions. As a substitute, we are able to stroll in confidence, realizing that God is with us. He won’t ever go away us to face our fears alone.
Let’s pray:
Expensive God, please assist me overcome the paralyzing fears in my life. Every worry I’ve feels as if it may utterly eat me. Assist me do not forget that You might be with me and can defend me. I belief You with every of my fears. Thank You for by no means leaving me to face my fears alone. In Jesus’ identify, I pray, amen.
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