Anxiety and Trust in God

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 3:43 am

I believe before one truly knows who the Lord is and before one begins to trust him.....Developing anxiety from having a negative experience more than once can develop. But now that one knows the Lord.....and new experiences have occured there really shouldn't be any reason to have anxiety over the new issues.........Now one must address those anxiety issues from the past so one no longer carries them in their walk with the Lord.........Anxiety is a mental and emotional stage......One has to ask themselves what exactly are they attaching to those negative experiences that have created anxiety from the past.....Ask God to give you wisdom on how to deal with thos past issues so you can heal....and be delivered.....and now totally lean on him for everything....

Blessings ALways

BeatAnxiety07 · Post by **BeatAnxiety07** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 5:04 am

My belief is that we all have our life challenges. Some are afflicted with physical disabilities, others with emotional or mental disorders....all are the same when it comes to being "the challenge to overcome". God created us...so therefore, He knows us inside and out. We are judged by our intentions....and if our intention is to seek help by way of His mercy.....then we have passed His test. However, if we blame God for our afflictions or circumstances, then we need to re-evaluate our thinking. God only expects from us...faith and good deeds.....and He will decide how to manifest that in our lives.
Keep the faith, keep working the program and remember that your life could always be worse, but God only gives you what He knows you can handle if you remain faithful.
Zainab

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 6:14 am

Thank you everyone for replying to this post. Your posts have been helpful and comforting. I'm glad to know that anxiety is a mistrust in ourselves, not necessarily God. When I had my first anxiety attack it was during an Oprah show. The Oprah show was about married women who turned out to be gay and had to tell their husbands. Since I had my attack during this show, I thought God was trying to tell me I was gay. That was such an awful feeling. I am still trying to shake that. Now, anytime I see gay people on TV or anywhere for that matter, I get extremely anxious. I know I'm not gay, but my mind is still connecting gay thoughts with that panic attack. Does anyone have any words of wisdom that you could pass my way? I would greatly appreciate it. I am happily married, butI know my anxiety gets in my way of fully loving my husband the way I should. Thanks and hope to hear from you soon.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 6:55 am

The temptation to be gay is not in Gods will for us. I view it just as someone who is an alcoholic and is always tempted to drink when they know they shouldn't. Read 1 Cor. 6:9-11, this is a temptation one can control with Gods strength. I don't want to offend anybody I do not hate gay people, I just read my Bible daily, and I am not saying these things, the Bible says these things. Also read Lev. 8:22, Romans 1:26-27. Make sure your heart is right with God and it will all be ok. for you. Pray for strenth from God which is a mental strenth and these temptations will go away. God has promised to never let us be tempted beyond what we can handle. Glory to God for that knowledge. I hope I have helped you to feel better. It is just "the devil" trying to trick you, that is what he does best, and in this day and age when that type of lifestyle is accepted by most, it does confuse alot of people. God bless you, Debbie

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 1:19 pm

don't think for a minute that God is condemning you as Gay that is part of the anxiety problem. You will find that your mind will find the worst thing it possibly can and make you feel like you are guilty of it. In essence it is a scary thought that needs to be treated as a scary thought. Throw it out or block it then replace it.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 5:49 am

I know this is an older post but reading through it something struck me and just needed to share it with you LoveBug.

My guess is your not gay and you needn't worry. I think that we, anxiety laiden people, take on other's issues and take it heart and make it our own. As Lucinda says, we are very sensitive people. I think your attack whether you know it or not was not because you are gay, it's because you took on the anxiety of these woman who had to tell their husbands. Then it spiraled from there for you.

Don't let the devil mess with you, God loves you desperately and Satan doesn't, he just messes with us to make himself laugh and "stick his tongue out at God". That's how I get myself out of emotional places that aren't good for me, I think that I am not going to give Satan a laugh at my expense, I'm God's child and very precious to him. So keep telling yourself this and Satan will have to flee, no fun it in for him any longer.

Take care.