In the sermon 'What to do in the Face of Anxiety' by Pooyan Mehrshahi, Christians are urged to maintain a posture of trust in God amidst anxiety and frustrations. The sermon emphasizes the importance of Psalm 37, which encourages believers not to fret over evildoers but to trust in the Lord and do good. Christians are reminded of God's sovereignty, asserting that the earth is His footstool. They are called to maintain faith and integrity regardless of worldly challenges, anchoring themselves in God's faithfulness and promises. Jesus Christ's assurance of His perpetual presence, 'I am with you always,' serves as a powerful reminder that God will ultimately bring justice. Christians are encouraged to pursue righteousness and Christ-like qualities such as kindness and compassion. By entrusting themselves to God and steadfastly doing good, believers reflect His character, spread the Gospel, and experience peace that surpasses understanding, as mentioned in Philippians 4.
Now as Christians our posture and as families our posture in the face of evil that we see in the face of anxiety in face of frustrations should be one of trust fret not We must trust in a sovereign God who owns all things. This earth is His footstool and We must remember that. We must commit to, under God, to do good to all men, especially to the household of faith. And so just as Psalm 37 exhorts us not to fret because of evildoers, but to trust in the Lord and to do good, we are called to maintain faith. We are called to maintain integrity amidst adversity.
It doesn't matter what the world is doing to us. Who are we in the presence of God? Who are we in private? Who are we in public? Instead of being consumed by anxiety, instead of being consumed by frustration, we are to anchor ourselves in God's faithfulness, in His sovereignty, in His promises.
When the Lord Jesus Christ says, I am with you always, even to the end of the world. Amen, he says. We trust that. He puts a signature to it with his amen. And we know that he will ultimately bring justice.
He will vindicate us. We do not vindicate ourselves. And that means actively we pursue righteousness, Christ-ness, His glory. We actively pursue to be like Him in His kindness, in His compassion, even when we are surrounded by darkness. So by entrusting ourselves to God and steadfastly doing good, we reflect his character and in the midst of it we preach the gospel, we bear witness of his message of salvation, we advance his kingdom and we experience his peace that passes all understanding as we read in Philippians 4.