The Cure for the Trouble Mind

Anxiety is definitely on the rise. Anti-anxiety drugs like Xanax and Valium continue to be among the most prescribed medications in America. We live in an age of anxiety. Many people are living extraordinarily fast-paced lives. Many have less support for basic life functions — raising kids, taking care of someone when they’re sick — than previous generations did who lived in extended family circles. And then, we hear the Word of God thundering in the midst of all of these accumulated pressures: “Do not be anxious about anything.”