Join me on the podcast as we talk about intentional and practical steps we can take to help our friends and family who struggle with anxiety and depression.
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Connect the life that God has given you with the purpose He has called you to.
Praise the Lord, O my soul… who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your life with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s… The Lord is compassionate and
gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love… for as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him, as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgression from us…” Psalm 103:1-22
And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. Colossians 1:17
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are
my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. Isaiah 58:8+9
This God—his way is perfect; the word of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him. Psalm 18:30
PRAYER FOR YOUR FRIEND
Father,
speak peace to my friend’s heart right now. Calm the anxious thoughts that are running circles in their mind. Give them clarity in their mind so that they can see the situation for what it really is, and not through the lens of depression or anxiety. Send a person or an event into their life today that will encourage them, help them to see the good right where they are at, and to give them hope. Give me wisdom to say the right thing and be the friend that they need.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://livewithintent.org/2023/02/03/3-practical-ways-to-help-your-anxious-friend-2/
