Anxiety in the Greek means division and distraction.
When we are anxious, our mind is distracted. It becomes divided.
Peter was anxious when he saw the storm while walking on water. His mind was distracted by the storm. He was divided in his focus. As a result, he began to sink.
Martha was anxious when she realised that she was the only one preparing in the kitchen. Her mind was distracted by the fact that Mary wasn't helping. She was divided in her focus. Jesus told her, "Only ONE thing is necessary."
ONE thing means that we must be focused on Him regardless of what we are doing. It keeps our mind away from distraction. It prevents us from being divided.
Isaiah 26:3 says that "You keep him in Shalom Shalom, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You."
A mind that is focused on Him stays on Him. It is not distracted. It is not divided. Only a mind that focuses on this ONE thing receives Shalom Shalom (perfect peace).
Anxiety questions who God is. The mind is distracted and divided about who God is.
The solution to anxiety is TRUST.
Isaiah 26:3 says that in order for us to have our mind stayed and focused on ONE thing ----- Him, we must trust in Him.
All of us deal with trust issues at different junctures in life. Trust issues have their root in our relationship with our parents, which is a type of fathering relationship.
We need to dig deep into who the Father is in the area where we face anxiety, because there is a lack of trust in who He is in that area.
No one can help us develop this trust because it's a personal relationship with the Father.
In order to receive total, perfect completeness in any area, we must trust Him for who He is in that area.
Trust and obey, for there is no other way.
