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Letting Anxiety Lead Us to Jesus Instead of Judgment

By JJ Gutierrez

God's Brave Women - JJ's Story


Here I sit again. Butterflies flapping wildly in my belly and anxious thoughts racing from one side of my mind to the other. I’m convinced behind my physical eyes lies the Grand Canyon. A very active part of me that no one sees…my thought life.


I am a processor by nature so I ponder information longer and deeper, searching for the why’s and meanings behind everything. There are pros and cons to mulling over life this way. People who reflect upon their inner motives, feelings, actions, reactions, relationships and God experience a richness to life others may miss out on. However, it can be a doorway leading to unrest where worrisome and fearful scenarios play out over and over again.


 

"People who reflect upon their inner motives, feelings, actions, reactions, relationships and God experience a richness to life others may miss out on. However, it can be a doorway leading to unrest where worrisome and fearful scenarios play out over and over again."

 

From early childhood I’ve lived in and out of anxiety. It’s like an unwanted friend who just keeps coming back to visit. A rollercoaster ride of ups and downs that’s rendered me helpless and hopeless, leaving only shame and confusion. I once heard someone say, “Anxiety is like a rocking chair. You are constantly moving but going nowhere.”


Do you ever feel like a rocking chair? Maybe the uncertainty of the pandemic, a job loss or relationship tension has left you anxiously rocking back and forth. I don’t want to see any woman suffer with anxiety as I have, but if you do, I want to share a Bible story that has encouraged me many times. One that I hope will encourage you too.