Why Am I Anxious (Elevation)

David shifting from looking at the external things to looking at the inner me. David took responsibility of his own anxiety.
It’s not what’s happening out there that’s making me anxious. It’s what’s happening inside that goes undetected & unchecked.
Why am I anxious if God is watching over me. “Watch the way you talk to me and treat me cause God is watching over me. And He likes me.”
It’s okay to feel anxiety but not to stay anxious. (in times of good you can’t even enjoy it cause you dont think it’ll last long etc)

Off your phone. Get off your phone.
We can’t take it all in and still have the peace of God. Praying for the peace of God but there’s no place to put it.
Media is designed to hardwire the way we think. Be in tune with your conscience & know what creates a sense of darkness in you.
What we don’t take in can also be as fatal to our faith as what we do take in. Create a thought log? If we are constantly letting the enemy in then praying for God to drive him out, it’s a cycle where you’re creating a state of mind that you’re trying to pray away.
Some of the people around you are draining your faith. But on a little SPF.
When we are weak in the battle we wonder why. Are we taking empty calories?

2) Imbalance

When you don’t have a certain priority in your life, when everything feels urgent. It’s a sign that you haven’t figured out what’s truly important.
Now you are saying yes to everybody and they all take up equal space. When you say yes to people who don’t really matter (those trying to use you) you are saying automatic no to those who do (those who God has entrusted you to care the most)
What are we giving weight to? People’s words or God’s words? “Wanqing. It doesn’t matter.” (Are you staying awake worrying about things that God has already worked out?)
If i have a clear sense of priority in my life. I’m okay if people are angry when I say no. Because my no is a yes to something that i decided is more important.
This doesnt matter, this matter .That I keep my faith, keep my grateful attitude, that I don’t let me situation contaminate my spirit.

3) Indecision

4) Integrity

Sometimes my anxiety is a result of a compromise in my integrity.
It’s hard to have a peaceful heart when you’re hiding secrets and feel like a hypocrite.
Integrity means “whole” - . like the intergers we learn in math classes. All one person, all the time. If there are 3 different me(s) that I’m trying to handle at the same time, which mask to wear at church so they wont see through me. School me, church me, hall me.
You might bring a different approach to different situations, but the nature of who you are remains unchanged in every encounter.
Bring all of these pieces together and be honest before God.
“Search me God,if what i’m doing is wrong, I want to change. I’m already accepted because of what Jesus did on the cross. Now help me align my life with what You made me to be, the best version of me. God loves me & I don’t have to prove anything to anyone. “
God sees beneath the surface of what the situation is. The truth of God can enable your heart to transcend. The NT teaches that the truth of God can pass all understanding and guard your heart and mind in Christ Jesus.

5) Intention

Shift my intention, step out of the center and see how I can serve. The burden of the weight of how you’re coming across, how you’re being perceived will fall.
Am I anxious because of the rhythm of life? That’s fine cause i will get through it. But am I creating more waves than necessary.

6) Imagination

Reclaim your imagination.
Get back that childlike faith. The devil meant to turn the place that used to be a playground where you can enjoy God into a battleground.
The enemy meant to set up a terrorist center right there where everytime you go to think, you start to be worried about what might happen that you can’t worship God.
Get your hands off God’s property, my imagination is God’s house. My imagination was purchased by the blood of Christ. I’ve dreams to dream and visions to see.
If you’re really good at worrying , you’re going to be good at worship. Because it’s the same imagination serving the opposite purpose.
God has been too good for me to be to stay anxious

7) Isolation

Ask God to show me what’s really making me anxious so that i don't choose to spend the rest of my life praying for the enemy to go away before I choose to have peace.
We come to church because it reminds us that we’re not the only ones. The seed of the word of God needs to be watered throughout the week. Live it out.
Stay surrounded by like minded people.
“Show me the ways that I’m thinking that are preventing your peace from flooding my life”

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