DIVINE STRATEGIES ON HOW TO OVERCOME ANXIETY, AND BE RELEASED FROM GUILT, BURDENS, FEAR, STRESS AND WORRY:

LWFM EXHORTATION FOR THE MONTH OF DIVINE RELEASE FOR FRIDAY 7/11/2014 IS: DEUTERONOMY 31:6. Friends, our exhortation for today is focused on “BE STRONG AND OF A GOOD COURAGE, FEAR NOT, NOR BE AFRAID OF THEM: FOR THE LORD THY GOD, HE IT IS THAT DOTH GO WITH THEE; HE WILL NOT FAIL THEE, NOR FORSAKE THEE”. It might interest you to know that eighty percent of the citizens of developed countries are in anxiety while fifty percent of the citizens of developing countries are likewise struggling with the same infirmity, and applying different kinds of medications to release worry, stress, fear, guilt etc. Many of them do not know that there is no amount of medical science research on anxiety or its medications that can completely address the problem. The only solution that will put it to a permanent rest is your trust in God. And then have your rest. When you put your trust in God anxiety will flee from you and you will be divinely released from its signs and symptoms to walk in freedom and liberty. Hereby are three strategies on how to be released divinely from anxiety: A) Overcome Anxiety with Truth B) Overcome Anxiety with Faith C) Overcome Anxiety with Thanksgiving Overcome Anxiety with Truth: When you stopped running from God, you found a love so pure, so real and so TRUE, that it filled something in you that was lost, empty and scared to death. When you embraced Jesus Christ as your savior and thanked him for dying for your sins and believed, truly, that he died for your sins, you realized there was no turning back. The truth is that God is in control. He goes with us into our darkest hours. We have someone to turn to, someone more powerful than anyone and anything on earth. Whatever we fear, whatever we’ve done and whatever has been done to us, we have a place to go and seek wisdom. If you don’t know what you’re doing, pray to the Father. He loves to help. You’ll get his help, and won’t be condescended to when you ask for it. Ask boldly, believingly, without a second thought. People who ‘worry, their prayers are like wind-whipped waves. Don’t think you’re going to get anything from the Master that way, adrift at sea, keeping all your options open. Overcome Anxiety with Faith: Trusting God with your life is not as easy as it sounds. There was a time I had no idea on what that even meant. I thought it was enough to go to church sometimes and pray, even if I wasn’t sure my prayers were being heard. But putting total faith in God requires us to let go of what we think we know and let him handle it. Once we desire a spirit of truth, we trust that he will steer us in the right direction according to his will. In faith we know that God’s will is the best way for us, even when we do not understand it. Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him. And He will make your paths straight. (Proverbs 3:5-6) I can look back at some negative situations in my life and see well in them, God was refining me and building trust. At the time they felt excruciating, but now I see the errors. When we don’t have God at the center, the world competes for that spot, and that’s when we become deceived. 1 Peter 5:7 tells us to cast all of our anxieties upon the Lord because he cares for us. It requires faith to take a situation to God — in all its ugliness and darkness — and lay it at the foot of the cross, trusting fully that he will work to heal the situation. And in these moments, our faith can grow. It’s not comfortable, but transformation takes place. James 1:2-8 tells us: My brethren, when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing. Overcome Anxiety with Thanksgiving: Feeling thankful during a flash of anxiety sounds counterintuitive, but it’s exactly what allows us to embrace the truth (God is in control), grow in faith (I’m giving this to you, Lord. Please help.) And remain joyful in miserable moments (“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.” Philippians 4:6). In the past if I felt worried about something, I would feel a sense of dread. The downward spiral would either take over or not and I wasn’t always sure which way that would go, or why. Now when I feel tempted to worry, I say a silent prayer in my heart like this, “God, please help me to have the mind of Christ right now. I need you.” God works in our lives and does MIRACLES. I have prayed about situations and have seen God change the outcome when I prayed for help in times of tension and have seen God clear the air. I and my wife with our ministries members have prayed together for friends, families, nations of the world, difficult situations and saw people healed, relationships mended, spirits renewed, peace restored and the list goes on and on. God is faithful and he wants the best for us. When we trust that, we do not need to fear evil or anything at all that troubles your heart. My counsel for those of you struggling with anxiety or having some of the signs and symptoms is to apply the divine strategies here to overcome anxiety. If you are blessed with this message and need more counsel, please do not hesitate to send an e-mail to me at info@lwfm.us or give me a call to schedule an appointment for counseling. Read below: Deuteronomy 31:4-8 King James Version (KJV). 4 And the LORD shall do unto them as he did to Sihon and to Og, kings of the Amorites, and unto the land of them, whom he destroyed. 5 And the LORD shall give them up before your face, that ye may do unto them according unto all the commandments which I have commanded you. 6 Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. 7 And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people unto the land which the LORD hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it. 8 And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither for sake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed. Watch out for our JULY 2014 daily words of Exhortations on "EMPOWERMENT FOR DIVINE RELEASE FOR GODS BLESSINGS FOR US" TOMORROW JULY 12, 2014. Be blessed as you receive EMPOWERMENT FOR THE MONTH OF DIVINE RELEASE FOR GODS BLESSINGS, THAT WILL ESTABLISH YOU ALL THE DAYS OF YOUR LIFE. For updates join our conversation on tweeter @lwfmpower and like us on Facebook at Living Water Foundation Ministries (LWFM), you can also contact us at info@lwfm.us orlwfm@cox.net