THE UPPER ROOM DEVOTIONAL 3RD OCTOBER 2025, FRIDAY MESSAGE
Dispel Anxiety
Christel Owoo (Greater Accra, Ghana)
Today’s Reading
Psalm 94:16-23
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When my anxieties multiply, your comforting calms me down. – Psalm 94:19 (CEB)
One morning, I bent over and experienced an excruciating snap in my spine. My back locked up, leaving me in an awkward position, and I screamed in pain. Two weeks of pain, discomfort, and limited mobility followed. When I experienced another intense pain, an MRI revealed multiple cracked and bulging disks, torn ligaments, and compressed nerves.
As I stared at the test results, fear gripped my heart. Thoughts overwhelmed me: I’ll need surgery. I’ll never walk well again. I’ll have a permanent disability. I’ll need to stay at home forever.
Then I remembered Psalm 94:19, which I had read that morning. My head stopped spinning. My heart calmed. I trusted things would be okay. This scripture brought me peace, reminding me that God is aware of my anxieties.
Three years of tough step-by-step recovery followed. Amid painful experiences and frustration, scripture delighted my soul and enabled me to go on. Since then, whenever I’m overwhelmed, I recall Psalm 94:19. It brings me solace and redirects my attention from my problems to God. Through scripture, God continues to dissolve my anxieties.
Thought for the Day
God’s word in scripture has the power to overcome my anxieties.
Prayer Focus
To focus on God instead of my worries
Today’s Prayer
Dear God, comfort us in our anxiety. Help us to trust that you are with us and that we are held in your love. Amen.
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