The following prayer to overcome fear, anxiety and worry, will help you focus your thoughts on God’s peace and presence.

Instead of focusing on your fear, anxiety, and worry, focus on the words that Jesus said to his disciples. “I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life?”

You don’t need to carry any burden on your own. Jesus said, “Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me. For I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

A yoke is a harness like device that pairs two working animals together. Back in biblical times it was used a lot. The yoke lessened the burden of a single ox doing all of the work, thus, making the work easy. We forget that we are connected to Jesus and that Jesus walks beside us. If we truly grasp that, how could we be fearful, anxious, and worried?

May this prayer help you to begin that focus to overcome your fear, anxiety, and worry. Use this prayer whenever anxiety, fear, or worry start to take hold.

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A Prayer to Overcome Fear, Anxiety and Worry

Most gracious and loving God,

I don’t know what to do.

I am filled with anxiety, fear, and worry.

These feelings have taken over me, and I can no longer control them.

Help.

I can’t keep living like this anymore.

It’s not living.

I feel paralyzed, trapped, with no way out.

Help me find a way out of my anxiety, fear, and worry.

As I say this prayer, I realize that I have been pushing you away, along with pushing away your love, and your peace.

I’ve allowed these thoughts of anxiety, fear, and worry to take control.

I forgot what your Word says, that there is no fear in love, and that perfect love casts out fear.

I forgot that your love for me is perfect. You love me just as I am, and especially when I am anxious, fearful, and worried.

I forgot that love never fails.

All of this anxiety, fear, and worry has blocked your peace that surpasses all understanding.

I choose to surrender this anxiety, fear, and worry to you.

Right now, I will just sit and be still in your presence.

I welcome your loving, healing presence beside me and within me.

Fill me with your peace.

Fill me with your love.

Cast out my anxiety, fear, and worry.

Whenever anxious, fearful, and worried thoughts return, I will tell them to, be still – hush!

I will focus instead on your loving, peaceful presence leading me and guiding me.

I will remember that you are always with me.

So, I will trust you more.

In the name of your Son, the Prince of Peace,

Amen

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