Comforting Psalms for When We Worry
Kirstyn Mayden
I am a Christian and I worry. I worry about the health and safety of my family, my financial well-being, and if I am truly making an impact using my God-given gifts. I also worry about the ongoing global pandemic, systematic injustices, and educational inequities that are prevalent today.
We all worry and have daily anxieties that keep us up at night, consume us, and attempt to steal our peace. However, there is good news today. God is with us when we worry. God wants to reassure and remind us that our worries do not have the final say. As we continually practice surrendering our anxieties to God, we will be able to sleep better at night and be confident that God accompanies us each step of the way.
If you are currently worrying in this season, here are five Psalms of comfort to uplift you:
God Delivers and Strengthens Us When We Worry
“Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted. Relieve the troubles of my heart and bring me out of my distress. Consider my affliction and my trouble and forgive all my sins” (Psalm 25:16-18).
In this Psalm, David cries out to the Lord for guidance and deliverance. He is weighed down with burdens and looks to God for relief. Amidst our worries, God will comfort and strengthen us, reminding us of God’s sovereignty. When we seek God with our hearts and recognize that He is with us during both good and challenging times, it helps to sustain us when we worry.
You may feel lonely, and it seems that God is distant. This Psalm affirms and reassures you that God has not forgotten about you and will uplift you during seasons of anxiety, distress, and despair. God will not dismiss our concerns but wants us to seek His presence, power, and protection. Today, I invite you to be strengthened and encouraged that God is present and able to help you overcome your worries and anxieties.
Prayer
Loving Father, You are my God and Saviour and I love and trust You with all my heart. Help me to make the right choices in my life so that in all I say and do Your name may be glorified. Teach me the way that I should go, knowing that all Your ways are good, and Your path leads to peace. Protect me from those things that would harm me and uphold me with Your gracious hand today. And in the days that lie ahead, I pray that may I never stray from the path of righteousness. This I ask in Jesus' name, AMEN.
