Dealing With AnxietySample

Breaking the Chains

Psalms 55:22

If we are wise, we will heed David's advice to cast our burdens on the Lord. Interestingly, the Hebrew word for "cast" (shalak) is also used of breaking the chains or ropes that hold a person captive. When we choose to bear our own burdens, they become chains that keep us in bondage to fear, dread, and worry. But when we give our burdens to the Lord, we are set free to live in the realm of peace and faith.

God does not want us to carry the unbearable load of our adversities or afflictions. Again and again, in Scripture, He invites us to throw our burdens off and allow Him to bear them for us. But we have to trust God enough to commit our trouble to Him. When we fully trust God with our problems, our fear and anxiety will wondrously vanish, and the precious peace of God will reign in their place. Like David, we will be filled with confidence in God and will experience His sustaining victorious power (2 Corinthians 4:13-14).

Study Questions:

· Do you feel chained down or held captive to your anxieties?

· Is it hard for you to release your burdens? If yes, why do you think that is?

· How can you learn to cast your anxieties on Him?