These 7 anxiety calming scriptures will bring peace to your mind and help take away stress. Pray these bible verses for anxiety out loud over your spirit.
I first remember having anxiety when I was an eleven year old girl. I’m a mom, and the thought of my daughter suffering from anxiety breaks my heart.
I can imagine Jesus heart breaks when his children suffer from crippling anxiety.
The Lord does not want you to have an anxious heart or a troubled mind!
Throughout my battle with anxiety, I have found there have been several scriptures that have helped.
7 Anxiety Calming Scriptures
1. When I am afraid I will trust in you. -Psalm 56:3
There are so many forms of anxiety. Sometimes it’s physical, other times it is mental. Sometimes it being afraid of dying, other times it’s not knowing what you’re even anxious about.
The psalmist can relate to us. He was afraid, but he put his trust in God.
2. For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, and love, and of a sound mind. – 2nd Timothy 1:7
This anxiety calming scripture has helped me know that this feeling of fear is NOT from the LORD.
It’s from the evil one. When you declare this truth, something powerful that happens.
3. He makes lays me down in green pastures, He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. – Psalm 23:2-3
The 23rd Psalm is my absolute favorite chapter in the entire bible!
Take a moment and reflect on these words:
“He leads me beside still waters.”
Not rough seas, not waves that you can’t overcome, but still, gentle waters.
That is where the Father takes you. That is where he longs for you to be.
Imagine yourself lying down in a green, peaceful pasture, covered in goodness.
4. Goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. Psalm 23: 16
If GOODNESS and MERCY are following you all of your days, then there is no place for anxiety.
Declare, believe, and proclaim (yes, say it out loud) that goodness and mercy are following you, not anxiety and fear.
5. Cast your cares on him for he cares for you. – 1st Peter 5:7
He cares for you.
He cares when his children are anxious. He cares when they are filled with worry and stress.
Resting in the truth that Jesus really, truly, cares about you can be enough to bring comfort when you need it.
But what about the first part of that verse?
It says to “cast your cares on him.”
How do you do that? Tell Jesus how you feel!
Talk with him. He is listening and He cares.
6. The Lord catches our tears and stores them in a jar. – Psalm 56:8
I love to imagine my Heavenly Father literally catching each and every one of my tears.
He stores them in a jar.
Why? Why would the creator of the universe “store” our tears?
Remember? He CARES for us. For you! For me!
Jesus does not forget us. He does not forget our pain and our suffering, He takes it upon him.
He holds our spirit with him.
7. Greater is He who is in me, HE who is in the world. – 1st John 4:4
The He who is in “me” is the Holy Spirit who lives in us. The He that is “ world” is the enemy.
God is greater than one, and we have the victory because we have the Holy Spirit alive in us.
Bible Verse to Fight Anxiety
Those of us battling anxiety know that it is not something we can simply turn off. We have to FIGHT. And how do we fight? We put on the armor of God. We use God’s word as our weapon!
11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the [a]wiles of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of [b]the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14 Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; 18 praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints.
Ephesians 6:11-18
Verse 17 tells us that the sword of the Spirit, is the word of God, and it is our weapon!
Change Your Thoughts to Change Your Life
I know how debilitating living with anxiety is. I know what it’s like to be desperate for help, and not know where to turn. I took this — online course from a Licensed (and Christian!) Counselor. From taking this online course for anxiety, I learned how to target intrusive thought patterns, and replace them with bible verses instead.
Learn how to change your thoughts to change your life.
Want to hear more of my story? Check out this podcast I was featured on!
I pray that these bible verses for fear and anxiety will bring you peace, comfort, and in the days to come.
I absolutely love this. I’m saving this in my bookmarks so I can find it again easily. It’s so easy to be anxious and this is a great reminder to turn to Jesus to help us with it. These Bible verses are so calming. Thank you for this post and blessing me today. ❤
So glad you found this post, Liz. Blessings to you!
I also suffer from anxiety and have since I was a child. I thought it was normal and then realized not everyone thinks the same way I do. I’m pinning this to go back to!
It’s not an easy battle to fight! Thank you for reading!
I just happened to come across your blog, through a post on Pinterest. These verses I have known since my childhood, and grew up in church hearing and learning them. Thank you for such an encouraging post! God’s Word is powerful, every time when read it. Even when we read them over and over again. I have been encouraged from your post and I am thankful God led me to our blog. God bless you, Leah! 🙂
Praise God, Sharon! Comments like these make the late nights and early mornings working on my blog worth it. Thank YOU for encouraging me, as well.
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I haven’t been able to sleep for days now and this blog popped up in my pinterest notification. It is a blessing to me. I will meditate on these scriptures.
Our church sends out post cards to our members if they are sick/hurting. I used all 7 of your verses to make 7 post cards–THANK YOU
Oh thank you for telling me this!!
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I was looking for scripture’s to help me with my anxiety. I was feeling it came upon me.
I saw this blog and read it out loud.
It helped me praise God 🙏🏻
Thank you 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💖
Needed this today- thank you 🙂
You have no idea how much this helped me tonight. I’ve had a very hard day are your scriptures helped me feel Gods love and presence. I can’t wait to share these with my mom and family. Thank you THANK YOU! For what you have written and compiled!
I’m so happy to hear this!!
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Thank you for these scriptures!
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Hello! Just wanted to share a story. This past Wednesday, I took my national board exam to become a dental hygienist. It is an eight hour exam and it is HARD. When I was reading the very last question of that exam… a sweet song began to play in my mind. I sang it in my head, took a breath and hit submit. I have to wait for weeks to get the results of this exam. SO I look up how to deal with fear because i’m not sleeping or eating or even smiling much. I am consumed with this FEAR. Then I click in this post and read each verse. But then at the bottom, I see the words of the same song the Lord placed in my mind as I finished my exam … and I smiled! Out of all the posts on the internet … i clicked on this one. Thank you for this sweet post!
“Turn your eyes upon Jesus. Look full in His wonderful face. And the things of earth will grow strangely dim, in the light of His glory and grace.”
That’s incredible!!!
These are awesome and so timely! My husband and I are trying to buy our forever home and it’s been a crazy process. It’s stressed me to the point of making me sick. These Scriptures are a great reminder of how God wants me to live. Another favorite of mine is Exodus 14:14, “The Lord will fight for you – you need only to be still.” I’ve leaned on it many times over the years. Thank you for sharing these Scriptures.
My sincere thanks! I have always had anxiety but lately it has been through the roof, to the point where I struggle to sleep at night or get through the day without troublesome thoughts taking over. This alone has been more helpful than anything else I’ve come across. Thank you!
Ana, I’m so sorry to hear about your debilitating anxiety. I have definitely been there and I understand. I’m happy to be able to share what helped me most in God’s word.
Thank you for this message I needed this
You’re welcome! So glad to hear it!
Your message has given me great comfort, I recently lost my husband and fear and anxiety have become part of my life. Thank You for your message, it has meant so much to me tonight.
Sharon, so sorry to hear about your husband’s passing.
This literally brought me so much relief. Thank you for sharing such kind words about the Lord. It’s a reminder for us to know Jesus is our savior and he truly cares about us. Glory to God. Praise God almighty! This really inspired me I will be saving this to remind me next time when I feel hopeless.
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