Rest for Your Soul

Published: Oct. 15, 2019, midnight

b'AnxietyA tidal wavePain showing through the cracks of my heartCan\\u2019t think, can\\u2019t breathe yet breathing too much Can\\u2019t speak, yet speaking incessantlyGrasping for sanity, for peace, for airMy heart pounding like a bass drumCan\\u2019t catch my breath, fix myself, calm these nervesYet through the chaos, tears, torrential fear,He whispers:BE STILLFear not, My beloved, for I have redeemed you;I have called you by name, you are MineThis moment will pass,A breath in light of eternityThough you can\\u2019t see, the end is comingI will calm your clenched fists, your clenched heartCling to Me, and I will give your soul restRest\\n\\u2022 Have there been times in your life when you\\u2019ve experienced anxiety? \\u2022 If you experience anxiety, who is a trusted Christian in your life you can talk with about it?\\u2022 How does anxiety distort the way you see God or yourself?\\u2022 Next time you feel anxious, how can you find rest in the fact that, in Christ, you belong to God (Isaiah 43:1)?\\nBe still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! Psalm 46:10 (NKJV)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nIsaiah 43:1; Matthew 11:28-29; Philippians 4:6-7'