Whoever is reading this is in a crises, about to be in a crises or just finished a crises. No one, not even that perfect family on Instagram is immune from this.
My Crises
One of the many examples of a crises that I have been in resulted in me lying on the floor of my office bawling uncontrollably. I was a new Christian, and I did not understand why God wasn’t just fixing my problem.
A Simple Understanding
As I pulled myself off the floor and made my way to my computer, I was reminded of a Bible verse I saw years before when I wasn’t a Christian.
Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Matthew 6:34
I realized then that although I was falling to the rocks below and I was rapidly approaching, God has a bungee cord tied around my ankles to not let me hit the bottom. I may not spring up where I expect, but I will not hit the rocks either.
A Simple Solution
Then, I found another verse:
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your request be made known to God; Phil 4:6
My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trails, James 1:2
In other words, to stop the anxiety, I had to be thankful to God.
So, start by writing out all things you are thankful for (limit to one page) and get on your knees and pray “God I am thankful for <read first line>” and continue till you are done.
When I was done, Jesus slowly took these burdens away because thanking Him will help you in your crisis because Jesus led the way.
To know Jesus it starts with a simple prayer
Almighty God: Forgive me of my sins. I forgive all who have sinned against me. I believe that Jesus is Your Son who died on a cross for my sin and that He was raised to life again to remove my guilt and make me righteous in His eyes so I can approach Him.
Jesus be Lord of my life in all that I am, in all that I have, in all that I do, and in all that I will be. I choose to live for you and your glory. Amen
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Peter Demos
