When Anxious and Weary
()
About this ebook
Read more from Francis Wagner
Getting Through the Hurt Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Way to Eternal Life: Contemporary Reflections on the Traditional Stations of the Cross Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Grace in the Wilderness: Reflections on God's Sustaining Word Along Life's Journey Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to When Anxious and Weary
Related ebooks
The Dialogue of Divine Providence Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsI Can Enter Your Life if You Let Me Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Treasures of the Kingdom: A Conversational Confessional Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDear Sister: A Journey of Transformation in Fostering the Orphaned Heart Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGod's Methods with Man Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Warrior Poet Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsiGod: A Hidden and Fragmentary Autobiography Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBe Holy For I Am Holy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPsalm 49 and the Path to Redemption Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTransformed by Oneness into His Likeness: Step up and Step In Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNuggets for Living: Volume 1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBest Catholic Spirituality Writing 2013: 25 Inspiring Essays Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFrom Process To Promise: A 50 Day Transformative Devotional Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSelf-Taming! Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGrace for Grown Ups: Until Christ Is Formed Book Two Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Virtuous Life Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsI'm Still Standing Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Golden Cord: A Short Book on the Secular and the Sacred Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Beyond Belief: Living into Spiritual Intelligence Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTime, Space & Eternity: (Poems of Timeless Horizon & Great Vistas) Vol. Iii Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAn Introduction to the Devout Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Treasured Moments: Springforth Anew Through God’s Word Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFreedom From Depression In Less Than A Month: One Christian's Transformation Through The Power Of God Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMy Soul Purpose Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Way of Perfection Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEvening Echoes: A Guide to Discovering God’s Voice in the Quiet Moments Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCome To Me: The Unexpected Invitation at the Heart of the Universe Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhen He Calls You By Name: Becoming the Person God Created You to Be Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPractical Prayers for the Youth of Today Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Self-Improvement For You
How May I Serve Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Big Book of 30-Day Challenges: 60 Habit-Forming Programs to Live an Infinitely Better Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Boundaries Updated and Expanded Edition: When to Say Yes, How to Say No To Take Control of Your Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Don't Believe Everything You Think: Why Your Thinking Is The Beginning & End Of Suffering Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Four Loves Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and Your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Self-Care for People with ADHD: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Prioritize You! Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Win Friends and Influence People: Updated For the Next Generation of Leaders Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Stolen Life: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Child Called It: One Child's Courage to Survive Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wild at Heart Expanded Edition: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Art of Witty Banter: Be Clever, Quick, & Magnetic Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are so You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Less Fret, More Faith: An 11-Week Action Plan to Overcome Anxiety Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Think and Grow Rich (Illustrated Edition): With linked Table of Contents Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Mastery of Self: A Toltec Guide to Personal Freedom Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall In Love With the Process of Becoming Great Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex: Creating a Marriage That's Both Holy and Hot Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Language of Letting Go: Daily Meditations on Codependency Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Running on Empty: Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Introverted Leader: Building on Your Quiet Strength Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Reviews for When Anxious and Weary
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
When Anxious and Weary - Francis Wagner
Chapter I
God, I’m Stressed Out!
By Tom McGrath
Iawoke one morning years ago in a panic, believing I no longer had the strength to carry on. It was a difficult time at work as disagreements with co-workers flared up and major deadlines loomed. I had hurt my back, and for months it had been a constant source of pain throughout the day and kept me from sleeping at night. In that state, I felt abandoned by God and at the end of my rope.
Then, my daughter, an artist, handed me a shoebox and said, This is for you, Dad.
Inside was a statue she’d made of Jesus, seated, looking kind and compassionate. In the box were also a dozen small stones.
What are the stones for?
I asked.
They represent your troubles and your worries,
she said. Whenever something is bothering you and you can’t get free of it, just place your worry in Jesus’ lap.
In the midst of my agitation, my daughter had shown me the way: when worries intrude, turn to Jesus.
Working your way through
Life today is full of stress, because life today is full of change. Sometimes stress is activated by events outside of us—people, situations, and things that seem to threaten our well—being. And often it comes from within—from the way we perceive and react to what’s going on in our lives. So, are there healthy ways to respond to and recover from stress?
Let nothing disturb thee; let nothing dismay thee;
All things pass; God never changes.
Patience attains all that it strives for.
He who has God finds he lacks nothing.
God alone suffices.
—St. Teresa of Avila
Jesus tells us, I am the way
(John 14:6). And when it comes to dealing with stress, I have found that Jesus both shows the way and is the way to serenity. Jesus offers us the awesome gift of peace—not based on always-changing exterior outcomes, but grounded in a relationship with the Father, who is always present and forever faithful. Let’s look to Jesus for wise ways that counter stress and guide our feet on the path to peace.
Jesus understood fear. Jesus understood the entangled relationship between fear and faith. His advice to avoid fear appears more than 100 times in the Gospels. Jesus also understood that faith can ease our fears and bring them down to size. Will we live controlled by fear? Or will we live our lives walking in faith?
By being faithful even in the face of suffering and death, Jesus showed how faith overcomes fear and leads us to eternal life. And we enter into this eternal life the moment we first believe. Deepening our trust and reliance on God leads us to a level of peace that prevents our worries from getting the better of us.
Here are a few practical