Jesus’s Words:
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. Matthew 6:33-34
Anxiety is probably one of the everyday things that we've all dealt with at some point in our lives. It doesn't take much to set it in motion and cause us to overthink our situation, and yet we cannot always control the outcome, even though we may try, which in turn causes us more anxiety. Jesus wants us to let it go, live in peace, and trust him. One thing I practice that helps me let go is thinking through to the worst-case scenario, which for me might be jail or death. Jail might be bad, but death wouldn't be bad because of my salvation. After I get that out of my head, I can forget about it because it is unlikely my worst-case scenario will happen. All we need is Jesus, so if our entire life is torn apart, but we still have Jesus, and he has promised never to leave or forsake us, then we have it all. Living with someone anxious is a different story; they can cause you stress if you don't react to their anxiety the way they think you should; keep your peace anyway because you can't control their feelings; that's Jesus's job. Things happen in God's time, so there's nothing you can do about it anyway, so you may as well keep your peace.
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