anxiety

Focus Pay attention to the tension in your body. Let go of it and any expectations to do anything other than God’s will today. Prepare yourself to hear God’s word. Read James 1:1-8 (NRSV) James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings. My brothers […]

Focus Slow your breathing and become aware of the taking in and letting out of your breath. Focus on putting things aside so you will be open to what God is saying to you today. Read John 14:18-31 (NRSV) “I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you. In a little while the […]

Article found at Fuller Youth Institute Blog Written by Rhett Smith Photo by Tom Sodoge Lately I’ve noticed a growing alarm about anxiety in our culture. It seems to be wreaking havoc in our lives. I’ve seen this trend in my counseling practice, in questions I get when I’m speaking at churches and organizations, and in […]

Focus Pay attention to the tension in your body. Let go of it and any expectations to do anything other than God’s will today. Prepare yourself to hear God’s word. Read Isaiah 41:8-10 (NRSV) But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, my friend; you whom I took from […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read Proverbs 12:22-28 (NRSV) Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, but those who act faithfully are his delight. One who is clever conceals knowledge, but the mind of a fool […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Judges 7:12-22 (NRSV) The Midianites and the Amalekites and all the people of the east lay along the valley as thick as locusts; and their camels were without number, countless as the […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Galatians 1:11-24 (NRSV) For I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel that was proclaimed by me is not of human origin; for I did not receive it from […]

Focus Stop and thank God for being present with you today. Ask for God’s guidance as you hear God’s voice through scripture and the writer. Read Psalm 62 (NRSV) For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall never […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read Psalm 63:1-8 (NRSV) O God, you are my God, I seek you, my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there […]