Coping With Anxiety During A Waiting Season

Reader: Jake Elzo Preacher: Tibor Tumas Today Tibor heps to answer the question on how to cope with anxiety during a time of waiting. Though God is not the author of anxiety - it came as a result of our sin - God is sovereign over anxiety. Anxiety is nothing new - the Israelites, when fleeing Egypt, were consumed by anxiety when they feared the Egyptian army had them trapped, but Moses told the people to trust God and see how he would deal with their danger. The story of Exodus shows exactly how God overpowered Pharoah and his army, and overpowered the people's fear and anxiety. Some people think they lack faith if they cannot control their anxiety and require professional help. But God, in his grace, has provided us these very people with the professional skills to help us. Jesus himself tell us in Matthew 6:27 that we cannot adda moment to our lives by worrying, but if we first seek God's kingdom, he will take care of our needs, and Jesus, as the very author of life, is authorised to make these statements to us. Red Door is an Anglican Church in Melbourne, Australia. We exist to be a community of people helping people make allbecau of life all about Jesus.