You’re Not Broken Because You’re Anxious
Sunday Rewind is a 5-day Devotional based on the weekly sermon at Resonate Community Church
January 4th Sermon, Day 1
Have you ever felt embarrassed about your anxiety? Maybe you've wondered if your worries mean you don't have enough faith, or if you're somehow failing as a believer. If so, you're not alone, and more importantly, you're not broken.
Anxiety isn't a character flaw or a spiritual deficiency. Even the heroes of faith experienced deep worry and fear. David poured out his anxious thoughts in the Psalms. Elijah felt so overwhelmed he wanted to give up. Peter himself, who wrote about casting our cares on God, struggled with fear when he walked on water.
God doesn't look at your anxiety with disappointment or frustration. He doesn't roll His eyes when you bring the same worry to Him for the hundredth time. Instead, He sees your humanity and responds with compassion. Your anxiety reveals that you're living in a broken world where uncertainty is real and pain is possible. The beautiful truth is that God doesn't shame you for your worries. He actually invites you to bring them to Him. Every anxious thought, every sleepless night, every racing heart - He wants to hear about it all.
You don't have to clean up your anxiety before coming to God. You don't have to have it all figured out or feel spiritually mature enough. Today, instead of fighting against your anxiety or feeling guilty about it, recognize it as part of your human experience. God created you with emotions, including the capacity to feel concern and fear. The goal isn't to eliminate these feelings but to learn where to take them. Your anxiety can actually become a pathway to deeper intimacy with God when you see it as an invitation to run to Him rather than away from Him.
Bible Verse
'Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.' - 1 Peter 5:7
Reflection Question
What messages have you believed about anxiety that might be keeping you from bringing your worries honestly to God?
Quote Anxiety's not a sign of weak faith. Cause I think sometimes it's put forth like that. Like, if you just could get your act together, you wouldn't have so much anxiety. And that's not true at all.
Prayer
God, thank You that You don't shame me for my anxiety. Help me see my worries not as failures but as opportunities to experience Your care. Give me the courage to bring my anxious thoughts to You without trying to clean them up first. Amen.
