4 Steps to Trusting God When Anxiety Strikes

Today I'm blogging at Club31 Women about facing your fears with faith

Facing fear means God calls us to recognize His work, remember His faithfulness, refocus on His greatness, and rest in His promises.

Do you have fears? I certainly do. And I really don’t like this about myself. Afterall, I think I should be able to trust God. But it’s not so easy, is it?

We fear the results of a child’s actions.
We fear we won’t be able to do what’s expected of us.
We fear bad medical news.
We fear a relationship is falling apart.
We fear something bad will happen.
We fear for our country.

I imagine that each of us could fill pages and pages of our fears even those we don’t want to admit.

So, what do we do in times of intense fear?

David reminds us in Psalm 56:3

“When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God whose word I praise–in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?”

In all honesty, I want to say to David, “This sounds good but it’s not so easy!”

I have found four little things help me as I continue to struggle with fear and long to grow more in trusting Him.