51: A Biblical Worldview on Anxiety, Worry and Fear

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51: Only God Can Heal A Worried Heart

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Only God Can Heal a Worried Heart

One of the leading causes of hospitalization and doctors visits today is worry. People in our culture worry about many things: their appearance, speaking in public, IRS. Sadly, this secular perspective seeps into churches. We see worry overwhelming many Christians and counselees in our churches. What do biblical counselors need to know in order to help their counselees overcome worry?

In this episode of the Biblical Counseling Podcast, pastor Jeff Christianson begins a new miniseries presenting how a biblical worldview addresses fear, anxiety, and a troubled heart. As the world runs to medicine and psychotherapy to address anxiety and worry, Christians know that Scripture provides us with the tools we need to confront worry in our hearts and to submit our concerns to God. Pastor Jeff addresses these episodes specifically to biblical counselors and those training for ministry. Counselors and pastors must be equipped to confront worry in themselves and counselees since God holds their lives and teaching to a high standard.

Polls reveal a truth which we know from Scripture, that people mainly worry about self-preservation. The season of COVID-19 revealed the depths of many people’s fears and concerns. The constant threat of potential COVID-19 transmission haunted normal activities. Government mandated social distancing burdened many Christians. As the threat of COVID-19 lifts, worry and anxiety still targets our hearts. Sadly, statistics show that many people worry about threats or concerns which never materialize. People overlook the long-term health effects of worrying over threats and concerns which never happen.

Pastor Jeff shares relevant biblical passages for confronting worry. Drawing from Matthew 6:25-33, he differentiates between sinful anxiety and wise concern. When Jesus tells us that we should not be worried about food or clothing, we should not interpret this saying to insinuate that Christians should ignore meeting their basic needs. Since our heavenly Father knows our needs and our eternal inheritance is secure in heaven, sinful worry reveals the presence of unbelief in our hearts.

Pastor Jeff will continue this conversation on next week’s episode of the Biblical Counseling Podcast. If you find yourself struggling with worry, begin taking positive steps toward peace by ensuring that your body is receiving sufficient sleep, nutrition, and exercise. This week, care for your soul by being in the Word and prayer.

Want to learn more from Pastor Jeff? Listen to this podcast to hear Pastor Jeff address:

Why pastors and counselors must be equipped to confront worry
The difference between sinful anxiety and wise concern
Steps for addressing worry in our hearts
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Matthew 6:25-33
Matthew 6:33

Resources:

Baker, Amy. Social Anxiety: Being Comfortable in Your Own Skin
“I’m just shy.” You’ve worn the label for so long that it has become your identity. A counselor recently described it as social anxiety, but the new label does nothing to ease the pain. You wish you could feel “comfortable in your own skin,” but instead, in social situations, you feel anxious and out of place. Where can you go for help? In Social Anxiety, Amy Baker explains that confidence in God, not self-confidence, is the answer to the problem of social anxiety. Trusting in God breaks the paralyzing grip of fear, freeing formerly “shy” people to enter fully into relationship with God and others.
Powlison, David. Overcoming Anxiety: Relief for Worried People
You know the feeling—your mind keeps spinning around and around with the same worries, problems, and fears. You feel like you can’t breathe. Some days your anxiety is so overwhelming that it’s hard for you to believe that anyone, even God, could help you. David Powlison helps you discover what your anxiety reveals about what is going on inside of you, and then shows you how to bring your anxious thoughts and worries to God, the only Person who can give you a life of peace.
Welch, Ed. A Small Book for the Anxious Heart: Meditations on Fear, Worry, and Trust
A Small Book for the Anxious Heart is a small but powerful devotional to remind men and women of the encouraging, beautiful words in Scripture to anxious people. While many books on fear and anxiety exist—promising to help men and women manage their struggles with methods and formulas—this devotional reaches deeper into Scripture, making the Word of God more accessible. Don’t put a Band-Aid on your fear and anxiety; rather, learn to bring your fear to Jesus, relying on his Word.

De Courcy, Philip. Help! I’m Anxious
An increasing number of us are worrying ourselves sick—about the past, present, or the unknown future. Philip De Courcy distinguishes right concern from unhealthy anxiety, and using Jesus’ words in the Sermon on the Mount shows us how we can have victory over anxiety by entrusting ourselves fully into the caring hands of our heavenly Father.
Lowe, Julie. Helping Your Anxious Child: What to Do When Worries Get Big
Kellemen, Bob. Anxiety: Anatomy and Cure
Anxiety, worry, and fear get the best of all of us sometimes. Since we live in a fallen world, we may not have full victory over anxiety until heaven. However, Bob Kellemen shows us how we can have victory in our anxiety—we can learn how to experience the peace of God from the God of peace even in the mist of stress and distress. In this practical, realistic, biblical study, he lays out a compassionate biblical understanding of anxiety. Along the way, he helps us to apply the gospel to our daily lives and reclaim anxiety for what it should be—vigilance to motivate us to do God’s work in Christ’s resurrection power.

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