The Cure for Anxiety: Resting in God's Sovereignty

Many people are controlled by anxiety, and there are vast numbers who are unable to function because of it. Anxiety is brought about by our fear of what may or not happen given the current circumstances. For example, when funds are low and bills are high, anxiety escalates. For this reason, man will turn to something or someone to deal with anxiety, including medication.

Pills are popular because they are a quick fix, and, for that reason, this has become a multi-billion dollar industry. The great danger is that anxiety medication can be quite strong, so, when a person wants to get off of it, one has to be extremely cautious because death or serious injury could result.

How then should we deal with anxiety Biblically?

First of all, the spiritual answer to anxiety is to trust in the Sovereignty of God. Does not God provide for the flowers in the field and the birds of the sky? Will He not provide for that which was created in His image all the moreso? Repentance and submission to Christ is the only true answer to curing anxiety, and that takes the work of a Sovereign God because of our hardness of heart. When God is working upon the heart and convicting your heart, repent and cling to Christ. Do not be as the fool and chase after the vain idols that cannot see, hear, taste, touch, or speak.

Second of all, if one is on axiety medication, anti-depressants, etc., then coming off of those pills should be under the supervision of a physician. However, one must be careful because the facilities that are availble to 'detox' someone will also give unBiblical advice about how to deal with the anxiety to begin with. If a facility is used, it must be stressed that one is there to seek treatment for the physical withdrawal issues and not to gain unBiblical advice.

As you can see, the world's answer makes the problem far worse than it originally was. Therefore, seek Christ and rest in Him, lest you find yourself entrapped by the deceitfulness of the world's short-term bandaid idols.

Unsurprised When Trials Come

As a Christian, we should not be suprised when trials come. Though they can be difficult to persevere through, we should not become anxious. Christ foretold of persecution and tribulation for His Church, yet we often become despondent during such times as these when jobs are scarce and funds are tight. Nevertheless, we are to press on towards the goal that we have in Christ becuase the good work that He started in His saints will be completed. Therefore, be of good cheer and know that He is Lord.

Why are more Americans Pro-Life today?

More Americans are statistically pro-life today than in previous decades as studies have shown. The ultrasound is a huge factor as people can now see in the womb with tremendous detail. Not only do parents and grandparents celebrate the unborn child with ultrasound pictures at work and at home, but their older children see those pictures. See http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2011/01/24/abortion-debate-returns-now-pro-life-nation

Just like a lot of other parents, we put up ultrasound pictures on the refrigerator and the internet for all the world to see and enjoy. Our little ones also see those pictures, and those images become embedded into them from a young age. This then lessens the likelihood that they will be pro-abortion as the grow up.

The other factor that is beginning to show itself a bit more with each passing year and decade is that of population growth amongst pro-life advocates. Those who are pro-abortion tend to have less children or no children at all. Therefore, by default, when pro-abortion advocates die, they are ironically being replaced by children who grew up in pro-life families that tend to be larger.

Like all false worldview positions, abortion advocacy self-destructs over a period of time, and this, by God's grace, is a built in check against such evil.

Naturalism and the Lack of Justice

In the midst of the horror that has recently occurred in Arizona, justice is demanded. However, our judicial system has significantly drifted away from its Biblical basis for justice. In man's humanistic attempts to take God out of every facet of life, man left his only foundation for dignity as well. Man created in the image of God has value, but man evolved from pond scum is valueless. Man is then no better or worse than the pond scum from which he came.



In a naturalistic worldview, there are no absolutes because there is no God from which to contain those absolutes. It then becomes the will of the mob, a powerful elite, or some dictator. This is the condition of America.



The practical naturalistic elites have created a situation in which the perpetrator has become the victim. How did this happen?



If we're just a product of a genetically predisposed biochemical mass, then we have no reason to be accountable. Actually, the very words I'm writing right now would be just a mere chain reaction of chemical sequences. Utlimately, this is just a convenient way to justify anything you want to say or do.



In this particular case, the philosophic behaviorists will tend to make a strong case about a tough childhood while the neurologists will tend to make a case involving a biochemical disorder (a general theory of which I am of convinced is inconclusive at best). Either way, the murderer is made to be the victim, while the real victims are denied justice.



Therefore, we should not be surprised if justice is denied depending on what foundation of justice is used.

Tragedy in Arizona: Grieving for the Young Girl

The great tragedy in Arizona reminds us of the fallen world we live in, and the murder of that beautiful young girl elevates this heinous crime. Because I have three daughters, it hit home for me as I am sure it did for most of you. I cannot imagine the grief her family is going through right now. The fact that she was born on 9-11 (from what I have heard) only magnifies what this child has lived through in her short life.

Let us pray for the family of this young girl that the God of all Peace may comfort them.
Let us pray for the Congresswoman who is still in critical condition that the Great Physician heal her.
Let us pray for the other victims and all others who have personal connections with them that the glory of God may shine through in the midst of this horror.
Let us pray for the proper implementation of justice upon the murderer that the righteousness of God might prevail.
Let us pray for the murderer's repentance lest we become haughty ourselves, for any of us are capable of such sins against our neighbor.