Releasing worry into God's hands
Anxiety whispers that everything depends on you. Scripture gently corrects: everything depends on God. These verses are a lifeline when your mind races and your heart feels heavy. You can let go. He will hold it all.
"Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."
— Philippians 4:6-7
"Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you."
— 1 Peter 5:7
"Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?"
— Matthew 6:25-26
"Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness."
— Isaiah 41:10
"In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul."
— Psalm 94:19
"Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved."
— Psalm 55:22
"Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof."
— Matthew 6:34
"What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee."
— Psalm 56:3
"Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me."
— John 14:1
"Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad."
— Proverbs 12:25
If these verses on anxiety resonate, consider also exploring the 30-day devotional for sustained reflection, or use the prayer generator to write a personal prayer about anxiety using the biblical pattern of Thanksgiving → Declaration → Petitions.