“Those who know Your name will put their trust in You; for You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.”
So how do I grow my trust? This seems to me to be the area in which anxiety can either be lessened or increased. If what I know – or think I know – of God portrays Him as scary and undependable and harsh and uncaring, then my trust will be reluctant, false, or not there at all. I will be adding to my anxiety if my fear is of God and His ways.
Try this out. Be honest. It’s the only way to get your thinking straight. And since thoughts feed feelings, and feelings feed actions, it is of the utmost importance that we have true thoughts.
- Write down the character traits of God that you believe are true. Again, be honest!
- Compare that with the truth about who God is. Use a concordance or do a search online to see if you can find scripture to back up your idea of who He is.
- Take one misunderstood trait at a time and get to the bottom of it. WHY do you think that?
- Straighten out your thinking about that misunderstood trait. What is the truth? Find five Bible verses to prove it and then start clinging to the truth.