Coping with Anxiety

[David]

Coping with Anxiety
By David Morsey

CONCLUSION

The approach to coping with anxiety
lies in the following principles:

[1]
Recognizing that the problems with the fleshly cocoon
do not affect the presence of Christ within one.

[2]
Alleviating feelings of guilt by recognizing the commonality and
inevitability of problems in the flesh and remembering
that God knows our human weaknesses.

[3]
Holding on to one's faith as a gift from God in one's spirit,
even while one is struggling with problems in the flesh.

[4]
Determining the nature of the anxieties--rational anxieties, based
upon determined causes; or irrational anxieties
 based upon physiological factors.

[5]
Seeking appropriate help as indicated
by the nature of the anxieties.

[6]
Dealing with changeable factors
with the help of Christ,
of course.

[7]
Committing the unchangeable factors to Christ for His grace
and His assistance in making the best of it.

Remember, in conclusion, that there is no guilt attached to human feelings of
worry or anxiety. Remember also that faith is the gift and province of God
and is not dependent on human feelings of trust for its vitality. The
discussion of the physical factors of anxiety was brief and
intended only to indicate that there is that side to
anxiety which is beyond the capacity
of the human will to control.

The fact that God can heal such physical problems is not denied,
but is not guaranteed any more than healings in other physical
problems. Sometimes God heals and sometimes He does
not (remember Job). It is therefore as important to
seek appropriate help in these matters, as it
is in other forms of physical distress.

The bottom line is that we are in God's hands, as His children,
and He will work with us in our needs in whatever
way He chooses. Meanwhile we can be
at peace in our spirits in the midst
of the turbulence of our flesh.

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Founded in 1929 to provide a ministry of Bible teaching to the harvesters throughout
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David Morsey

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