Don't Waste Your Anxiety: Trust the God Who Is Actually in Control
Listen. Right now, in this moment, your mind is racing. Your chest is tight. You're replaying worst-case scenarios like a broken record. Worry. Fear. Anxiety. These things are eating you alive.
And here's the brutal truth: most of us treat them like they're just part of being human. We medicate them, distract ourselves from them, or try to "manage" them with techniques. But what if I told you that worry is actually arrogance? What if stress and anxiety are declarations that God isn't big enough, powerful enough, or loving enough to handle what's in front of you?
Think about it. When you worry, you're saying, “God, I don't trust You with this. I need to carry it myself.” When you let fear grip you, you're acting like your problems are bigger than the God who spoke the universe into existence. Both reek of pride. Both forget we've been forgiven. Both ignore that our lives are a mist—here today, gone tomorrow—and that in the scope of eternity, these momentary troubles are tiny.
Jesus didn't mince words about this. He looked at His disciples and said, “Which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?” (Matthew 6:27). Not one. Not one minute. Worry accomplishes nothing but sin. It robs you of joy, steals your worship, and insults the Father who knows every hair on your head and every need before you ask.
So what do we do? We don't just tweak our thinking. We repent. We turn. We fall on our faces before the God who is sovereign over every detail and say, “I’ve been trusting myself instead of You. Forgive me. I want to trust You completely.”
Here’s how that looks—not as a neat self-help list, but as a desperate clinging to Christ:
Call it what it is—sin against God. Stop calling it “stress” or “just how I’m wired.” When your mind spirals—“What if this happens? What if I lose that? What if I fail?”—stop and confess: “Lord, I’m not trusting You right now. I’m acting like You’re not enough.” Name it. Bring it into the light. The moment you do, the enemy's grip weakens.
Fix your eyes on who God really is. Not a vague “higher power.” The God of the Bible. The One who holds the oceans in His hand. The One who didn’t spare His own Son but gave Him up for us. If He did that, how will He not also graciously give us all things? (Romans 8:32). Stare at His promises until your problems start looking small. He is with you. He is for you. He is working all things for your good.
Replace the lies with the truth—violently. Don’t passively hope your thoughts change. Attack the fear with Scripture. When “I’m going to fail” screams, declare, “I can do all things through Him who strengthens me” (Philippians 4:13). When “I’m alone in this” whispers, shout back, “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want… Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me” (Psalm 23). This isn’t positive thinking. This is warfare. This is renewing your mind so radically that fear can’t find a foothold.
Practice this every single day—because you’ll forget. You will. I do. We all do. Anxiety creeps back because our flesh is weak and the world is loud. So fight daily. Wake up and preach the gospel to yourself. Throughout the day, when fear knocks, run to the cross. Consistency isn’t legalism—it’s dependence. It’s saying, “Jesus, I can’t do this without You, and I won’t try.”
Rest in grace when you fail. You’re going to stumble. You’ll worry again. You’ll doubt. And in that moment, don’t hide. Run to the Father. His grace isn’t a backup plan—it’s the whole plan. He loves you when you’re a mess. His love covers a multitude of sins (1 Peter 4:8). Get back up, not in your strength, but in His.
Pray like your life depends on it—and surround yourself with people who point you to Jesus. You can’t fight this alone. Cry out to God in raw honesty. And don’t isolate. Find brothers and sisters who will remind you of truth when you forget, who will pray with you, who will love you enough to call you out when you’re wallowing. Community isn’t optional. It’s how God designed us to battle fear.
Friend, life is short. Eternity is long. Don’t waste another day letting anxiety rule you. Our greatest fear shouldn’t be failure or hardship—it should be succeeding at things that don’t matter while ignoring the God who matters most.
Run to Him. Trust Him wildly. Let His perfect love cast out your fear (1 John 4:18). And when you do, you’ll find the peace that surpasses understanding—the peace that guards your heart and mind in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:7).
You are more than a conqueror through Him who loved you (Romans 8:37). Believe it. Live it. And watch fear lose its power.
For His glory, In awe of Him