“In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.” Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings. And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen.”
The devil uses our insecurities to make anxiety grow…. jealousy, greed, pride, vanity, weariness, disease, sickness, relationships. He finds where our weaknesses are exploiting them by telling us we are not good enough, telling us god cant love us because we are failures, but that is simply not true.
We always have gods love, we may disappoint him but his love is never failing and he gave us Christ to prove that his love is always there and always real. He provided us with the body of Christ to help one another, pray and listen together. To strengthen and love the collective body when we need each other.
