How do you deal with anxieties?

"Some seed fell among thorns,
and the thorns grew with it and choked it." (Luke 8: 7).

You must identify the thorns choking your spiritual life and move away from them. Not easy. With Jesus everything is possible. (Matthew 19: 26).

"As for the seed that fell among thorns, they are the ones who have heard, but as they go along, they are choked by the anxieties and riches and pleasures of life, and they fail to produce mature fruit."   Lk 8: 14).

Among the chokers of life mentioned here are:
#1 Anxieties
#2 Riches
#3 Pleasures of life

Most spiritual writers would say that anxieties is the worst of the 3. If the other two choke the spiritual life out of you quick and easy, anxieties act like a giant python that wraps you in a deadly embrace and kill you by slow motion.  No wonder our master and teacher, St Paul warns us:
"Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.  Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus."  (Philippians 4: 6 - 7 NLT).

“For the love of money is the
root of all kinds of evil. Some
people, eager for money, have
wandered from the faith and
pierced themselves with
many griefs.” (1 Timothy 6: 10)

If you do not worry about money here and now, thank God for the grace of the present Moment. Have you worried in the past?  Almost everyone.  Will you worry in the future?  Most certainly Yes. But you have now the tool to deal with it.

Do not worry about money because God promises to provide what you need.

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