Luke 10:25-27 English Standard Version
25 And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” 27 And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”
Anxious – merimnaō (mare – M – now) verb, positive or negative.
Philippians 4:6 English Standard Version
do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Philippians 2:20 English Standard Version
20 For I have no one like him, who will be genuinely concerned for your welfare.
2 Corinthians 11:28 English Standard Version
And, apart from other things, there is the daily pressure on me of my anxiety for all the churches.
Matthew 6:27-34 English Standard Version
27 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?[a] 28 And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, 29 yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31 Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. 34 “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
1 Corinthians 7:32-34 English Standard Version
32 I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord. 33 But the married man is anxious about worldly things, how to please his wife, 34 and his interests are divided. And the unmarried or betrothed woman is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to be holy in body and spirit. But the married woman is anxious about worldly things, how to please her husband.
1 Corinthians 12:25 English Standard Version
25 that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another.
What do we do with negative anxiety?
Philippians 4:5-7 English Standard Version
5 Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; 6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Prayer
Supplication / Petition
Thanksgiving
Philippians 4:6 English Standard Version
6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
ENCOUNTER GOD through prayer
Psalm 1:1-2 New Living Translation
1 Oh, the joys of those who do not
follow the advice of the wicked,
or stand around with sinners,
or join in with mockers.
2 But they delight in the law of the Lord,
meditating on it day and night.
DEPEND ON GOD through supplication
Philippians 1:4 New Living Translation
4 Whenever I pray, I make my requests for all of you with joy,
Hebrews 5:7 New Living Translation
7 While Jesus was here on earth, he offered prayers and pleadings, with a loud cry and tears, to the one who could rescue him from death. And God heard his prayers because of his deep reverence for God.
1 Peter 5:7 New International Version
7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
THANK GOD through gratitude
Romans 1:21 New Living Translation
21 Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused.
1 Thessalonians 5:18 New International Version
18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.