Anxiety Prayer

No one will know the inner battle I have going on. The pitter patter of my heart getting louder and more intense when and if I have to come in contact with someone. Does not matter if its family, friends, coworkers. Magnifies, when I am in a calm place but then have to go and do something, somewhere, anywhere. Father, You have said, "You are my helper, I will not be seized with alarm, (I will not fear, or dread, or be terrified). " What can man do to me?". Well Father, I do not know how I have come to this point. I have no problem addressing people via phone, text, but face to face is just a challenge, I am in need of Your help. So what is impossible for me, I am looking to You and Your possible. People that have known me years ago, and or now, if they have had any interaction with me, would not agree with what I am bringing up to You. And that is why, I totally believe, in not judging a book by its cover. This battle inside is one that needs You to lead me, guide me, and get me through. What I have been learning and coming to realize, is You will not take me out of this, but walk me through it. You said You will take all things that come against me and turn it out for my good and the good of others. This situation makes me feel like I am spiritually chained. You have the key to unlock this. I cannot imagine how to break free of this. The force of anxiety is so strong in me, that I need You to break it. Father, I trust You. That as I am putting these words, feelings, and my inner battle down for You to take. Somehow, someway, You have the way and will to get me through and out of this. Whatever is in me that I must face, whatever past issues I will have to deal with, I am asking You to lead me to where I need to go, do what I need to do, to break these chains of social anxiety. Whatever inner battle that's being fought, I need You Father to help me face the challenge and have victory over this. I will not be afraid, what can mere man do to me. If You are for me.

  • I feel for you.  I can relate to this, as I have struggled with social anxiety myself.  Like you, I find it much easier to interact with people via text, email, and on social media sites than face to face.  I'm somewhat okay with talking with people on the phone, but after doing customer service over the phone for almost a year and a half, and taking all kinds of verbal abuse from customers on a daily basis, I'm not as comfortable talking on the phone as I used to be either.

    I hope that it gets better for you.  I'll say a prayer for you now, that God will guide you and you'll know that He is always with you, whatever situation you may find yourself in.

    Posted July 22, 2016
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