God Protects You

Breathe Deep and Know: God is faithful, and He will strengthen and protect you as you trust in Him.

Anxiety is as much a physical condition we experience, with symptoms in our bodies, as it is a spiritual battle, with struggles that we experience in our minds and souls. Ephesians 6:12 says, “For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.”

There is an enemy who wants to keep you bound in the chains of your struggle. And just as we need to be aware of our physical symptoms and care for our body and mind in times of anxiety, we also need to be aware of the “evil one” who would love nothing more than to take us down and keep our spirit bound by fear and shame. This is why we practice both deep breathing and prayer in breath prayers. We care for our bodies and minds through deep breathing and mental health care, and we turn to Christ for protection and care of our souls through prayer and time in God’s Word.

But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.

2 Thessalonians 3:3 NIV

inhale:

LORD, YOU ARE FAITHFUL;

exhale:

PROTECT ME FROM THE EVIL ONE.