Anxiety disguises itself as the voice of reason. Just like Satan’s lie to Eve, anxiety calls into question God’s love while tempting us with promises of more knowledge and more control. (Genesis 3:1-5) Only truth from God’s word can help us fight such a crafty enemy. Let’s expose 7 specific lies of anxiety, and the truths that helps us fight it.
Lie #1: Anxiety keeps you in control. Anxiety promises to prepare us for the worst. If we constantly live through everything that could happen, we’ll be ready if/when it does…right? But it’s a false sense of security. Anxiety doesn’t prepare us for the future; it only robs us of joy in the present.
Truth: “And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life?…But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” Matthew 6:27, 33
Lie #2: Anxiety leads to peace. Anxiety promises that if we mull over the scary hypotheticals or if we constantly relive every past hurt, we will eventually come to some sort of satisfying conclusion. But it’s a wild goose chase. There are some questions, some “what-if’s,” that we cannot resolve this
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