The Anxiety Cure

I have been suffering from chronic attacks of anxiety for which I refuse any medication. John Piper posed the following question: "if it is right to feel grief and anguish at some loss, then it would seem right also to be anxious about the possibility of that loss."

I always find comfort in the words of St. Paul to the Philippians : “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”(Philippians 4:6-7)

Nothing more could be uplifting by meditating upon these words. They are more effective than any pill or medication. They are medicine. They come in four separate prescriptions but taken in a single dose. These are Praying, Asking, Thanking, and Presenting to God all of your cares and anxious thoughts. The effect is Peace, which no one can really explain.