Bible verses for when you feel anxious
When worry fills your mind, take a slow breath and read these words.
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.
If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me. When anxiety overwhelms me, Your consolation delights my soul.
You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.
Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
Anxiety weighs down the heart of a man, but a good word cheers it up.
I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.
The LORD will guard you from all evil; He will preserve your soul. The LORD will watch over your coming and going, both now and forevermore.
For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you.
“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in Me as well.
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
“Martha, Martha,” the Lord replied, “you are worried and upset about many things. But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”
He does not fear bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
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