Do you often find yourself weighed down with anxiety and worry? Are you tempted to feel like you’re alone in this battle? You’re definitely not!

We live in an anxiety-prone world. Far more people than you can imagine grapple with this challenge, and the number is only growing each year.

The impact of anxiety can range from mild to severe, from tiresome to devastating. Some forms of anxiety require serious intervention from professionals, often involving medication. Please consult a medical professional if you’re struggling with devastating effects of anxiety.

Most people recognize that worry of any variety takes a toll on their mental wellbeing. Fewer people are aware of the physical side effects. In the short term, our body’s natural response to stress isn’t harmful — adrenaline, increased heart rate, and blood flow help us to focus on a problem and constructively deal with it.

Stress that goes on and on, however, even if it’s related to normal, everyday difficulties, produces effects that are unhealthy.

Because of God’s immense love for us, He clearly shares in scripture that there’s a way to experience peace in spite of anxious thoughts.

Want to learn more about scripture’s antidote to anxiety?

Let’s take a closer look.