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Christian Keys to Living a Worry-Free Life
It is normal for us to become worried when unexpected trials happen. Intense and prolonged anxieties, however, can cause many problems in our lives. Worrying can interfere with our relationships and work-life and even affects our physical health. Ongoing anxieties can be overcome if we are willing to recognize and deal with them.
A worrying state of mind can deceive us. Somehow, our fretting convinces us that obsessing about our fears will help us. Instead, worry destroys our peace of mind, distracts us from things we need to do, keeps us up at night, and harms our relationships. Eventually, anxiety will give us a heavy heart (Proverbs 12:25) that will erode our physical and mental health.
Steps to Overcoming Worry
Recognize and acknowledge the source of our anxieties
Worry is rooted in our fears such as being punished, losing control of our lives, suffering a terrible loss, or being hurt. We may feel vulnerable and in over our heads. Our state of uncertainty is uncomfortable for us. Human beings like to know exactly where they stand at all times. Unfortunately, life is often not like that.
Some of us try to deny anxiety by masking the symptoms with drugs, alcohol, workaholism, and perfectionism. There is no escape…
