Day 1: The Weight of Anxiety

Anxiety is described as a weight that presses down on the heart. The Hebrew word suggests heaviness, like carrying something too heavy for you. Many of us try to ignore the weight or pretend it is not there, but the first step toward freedom is admitting that you are carrying something you were not built to carry. A kind word can lift it — but sometimes you have to be honest enough to let someone speak that word into your life.