Fight Anxiety - Prayer

Life can be full of daunting challenges and unexpected changes. If you have been struggling with anxiety lately, take heart – there is an age-old weapon that you can turn to during these troubling times: prayer. In today’s episode of Pray.com’s Meditative Prayers podcast we will be focusing on Fighting Anxiety. Tonight’s prayer is inspired by Matthew 5:24 from the King James Version of the Bible.

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Episode Transcript

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Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way.
First be reconcil'd to thy brother, and then come and
offer thy gift. Matthew five twenty four. Dear Father, I

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seek your presence to night. Thank you for your mercies
and steadfast love. Thank you for standing by my side
to get me through another day. Allow my eyes to

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stay fixed on you and find value within your word
as I reflect on my day. Father, help me to
take responsibility for my actions and to look inward when

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I become discouraged or offended, so that I can be
a better version of myself tomorrow. Continue to watch over
me as I sleep and grant me with a night

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of peaceful rest in Jesus name. Amen, Thank you for
listening to pray doct comes nightly prayer to experience a
pocket of peace before you go to sleep. Stay tuned

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in your life. Our goal for today's meditative prayer is
fighting anxiety. Take a minute to unwind. Look for an
enjoyable place and position that will allow you to relax.

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Now focus on your time with God. Allow your mind
to drift towards the throne of the Lord and to
be filled with His word. We will be meditating on
Philippians chapter four, verse six, from the King James version.

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Be careful for nothing, but in everything by prayer and
supplication with thanksgiving. Let your requests be made known unto God.
Let your worship rise up to God. I exalt you, Lord,

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for yours is the greatness and the power, the glory,
the victory and the majesty. For all that is in
the heavens and the earth belonged to you. Yours is
the Kingdom. O Lord, you were exalted as head above all.

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God has given you a mighty tool against anxiety, pray air.
As powerful as prayer is, its benefit can only be
reaped through participation. This can be challenging. Daily concerns will
try to stifle your desire for God, and anxiety left

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unchecked will cripple your ability for gratitude. Being thankful under
stress might be strenuous, but you must prevail. Perhaps you
currently find yourself in such a situation. Maybe anxiety has
tried to corrupt your heart and consume your thoughts. This

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is your chance to pray and ask God for his
forgiveness and help confess to Him those areas of worry
and weakness. Share with the Holy Spirit your cares and concerns.
God is not expecting perfection from you, just for you

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to try your best. Open yourself to God's love and
pour out all that is weighing heavy on your heart.
Now consider all the times God heard your prayers and
thank him for it. Thank the Lord for the opportunity

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to reach out to him, to lay your fears and
frustrations at his feet. Thank God for his interest in
your well being and for wanting to take care of you.
Thank Jesus for his sacrifice which opened the way for you.

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Thank Him for his blessed assurance that he will always
be accessible to you. Thank the Holy Spirit for enabling
you to overcome all worries and concerns. Thank Him for
interest seating for you, for presenting your prayers before God.

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Never forget God is present and he is listening to you.
Come before Him with thanksgiving in your heart and make
your requests known to him. Plead your case before God.
And tell him what is bothering you. Ask him to

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help you let go of the anxiety festering in your heart.
Ask Jesus for the ability to rely on his word
for his peace, a peace that surpasses all understanding. Ask
the Holy Spirit to empower you to have control over
your thoughts and emotions. Ask him to teach you gratefulness

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in all seasons of life. For the ability to apply
that gratitude in all prayers and supplications offered unto God.
Remember the Bible says you are not to worry. Instead,
through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, you were to make

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your requests known to God. So set aside all anxiety,
all fear, and all doubt. Choose this day to be thankful,
to present yourself before God's throne, and to ask for
his grace. God is on your side. He wants to

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hear you to bless you. Be bold and be brave,
reach out today and receive His peace for your life.
Thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com.
By incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice, you

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are making prayer a priority and strengthening your walk with God.