Sister, Anxiety is not good for the human body, which could lead to sickness as the the Lord has already carried for you in his body on the cross. It is not something that Christians
don't experience in their life. It is a very common thing among the body of Christ, but it can be over come by the Word of God, and renewing the human mind with that Word.
This is where problem lies in the unrenewed human mind.
I am so thankful that God
"inspired" the Apostle Paul to write not only about what he learned as a growing Christian, but also how he himself struggled with
"anxiety" too. Paul talks about his problems he faced in his life here......
2 Cor 11:27.. in toil and hardship, through many a sleepless night, in hunger and thirst, often without food, in cold and exposure.
2 Cor 11:28.. And, apart from other things, there is
the daily pressure on me of my anxiety for all the churches.
Paul was a major
"worry wart" in that he was constantly worrying about all the Church's, because he knew that most of them were a combination of Jew, and gentiles mixed together. He knew that the Jews would be telling the gentiles that if they wanted to be saved, they needed to be circumcised, and to keep the law. Paul had to deal with all his life in his writings to the Church's.
The cool thing is in the book of Philippians, which was written by Paul five years after 2 Corinthians, Paul learned and grew spiritually. He said this in Philippians,...
Php 4:6..
do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Php 4:7.. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Paul's worrying over the Church came to an end as he learned how to hand over all his problems over to the Lord!!!
1Pe 5:6..
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you,
1Pe 5:7..
casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
1Pe 5:8..
Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
If we are worrying over certain things that gives the Devil the opportunity to seek whom he could devour, as their mind is not set on the Lord above!!!