Wise Hearts

What do you do when you get anxious?  Bite your nails? Pace? Eat? Mow the lawn?  Anxiety displays itself in many strange and unusual ways.  When I am anxious, I gotta get busy -- vacuum, clean closets, sweep, do laundry. Thankfully, I don't get that anxious too often!

God gives us the antidote for anxiety.  Proverbs 2:10-11 says this, "When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee."  Anxiety is a major thief of prudence and good sense -- it makes us lose all reason. In short, it usually leaves  us witless!  My pastor once said knowledge is knowing what to do and wisdom is knowing how to apply knowledge.  The use of good sense serves us well, however, many situations in life call for more than just using good sense.  Paul wrote "know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge." (Ephesians 3:19)  We need not only think with our heads, but also learn to think with our hearts.  This is the "understanding" God promises will preserve us and keep us -- and settle anxious spirits.  Learn to listen, understand, and reason with a wise and Christ-centered heart.