Scripture urges us not to be anxious and to bring our concerns to God: Paul advises us to present our requests to God with thanksgiving and promises the peace of God; Jesus points to the Father’s care for the birds and lilies; Peter urges us to cast all our cares on God. Proverbs acknowledges that anxiety weighs a person down. Scripture does not discuss anxiety disorders as a medical condition.
What Does the Bible Say About This?
- Paul advises us not to be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, to present our requests to God; then the peace of God will guard our hearts and minds (Phil. 4:6–7).
- Jesus speaks about concern for food and clothing: the Heavenly Father knows what we need; seek first the Kingdom of God; do not worry about tomorrow (Matt. 6:25–34).
- Cast all your cares on God, because He cares for you (1 Pet. 5:7); cast your cares on the Lord—He will sustain you (Ps. 55:22).
- Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a good word cheers it up (Prov. 12:25); the comforts of the Lord delight the soul amid multiplied sorrows (Ps. 94:19).
This brief answer was prepared by the editorial team; the Scripture texts are from the “Father’s Blessing” Bible.
Key Scriptures
6 Scripture passages · Father’s Blessing Bible
Philippians 4:6–7
6 Do not be anxious about anything, but always, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Matthew 6:25–34
25 Therefore I tell you: do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, yet your Heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 And which of you by worrying can add even a single cubit to his height? although 28 And why worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; 29 yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was dressed like one of these; 30 and if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you, you of little faith? 31 Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’ 32 For the Gentiles seek all these things, and your Heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 33 But seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will take care of itself. Sufficient for each day is its own trouble.
1 Peter 5:7
Cast all your cares on Him, because He cares for you.
Psalm 55:22
Cast your cares on the Lord, and He will sustain you. He will never let the righteous be shaken.
Proverbs 12:25
Anxiety in a person's heart weighs it down, but a good word cheers it up.
Psalm 94:19
When anxiety was great within me, Your consolation brought joy to my soul.
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