Weighted Down with Anxieties? Wait on God

How conflict is managed, whether interpersonal or internal, is directly related to each person’s maturity level. Our emotions and thoughts have a significant bearing on how conflict is resolved. Internal conflict can produce feelings of being pulled in opposite directions simultaneously and then can become increasingly difficult to tolerate.

The most prominent feeling accompanying internal conflict is anxiety, indicating lack of clarity on how to proceed. Internal conflict is capable of producing fear and doubt or even guilt. If a person is given to demanding instant gratification, feelings of anxiety, fear and guilt can make attempts at self-restraint useless.

However, the more emotionally and spiritually mature we become, the more capable we are for managing conflict from any source. As we wait and endure, instead of acting impulsively, we become more capable of understanding God’s purpose for us. Jesus encouraged his disciples to wait for the Holy Spirit’s presence to empower them for God’s purpose.  

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So humble yourselves under God’s strong hand, and in his own good time he will lift you up. You can throw the whole weight of your anxieties upon him, for you are his personal concern.

~1 Peter 5:6-7 Phillips – The New Testament in Modern English