Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time He may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on Him, because He cares for you. (1 Peter 5:6-7)
Anxiousness creeps in when we take upon ourselves the burden of having to figure things out on our own. Worry takes over when we dwell on all the circumstances beyond our control.
This is a subtle form of pride, and it is a cancer of the soul.
The cure is to humble ourselves before God, to think and act in a way that acknowledges and embraces this simple fact: God is in control, not us, and that’s a good thing. Humility frees us from our addiction to control and instead, repeatedly and joyfully hands over the reigns to God.
This is why God can take away the anxieties of the humble, because they let Him.
Don’t hold on to your worries and fears. Turn them over to Jesus and let Him give you peace through this glorious truth.
God calms the anxiousness of the humble.
–Pastor Phillip
