Psalm 102 Traits of the Anxious

What causes you to be anxious? Is it because of outside influences or something within you? The psalmist echoes his anxiety by telling us about his lifestyle. What is it that has caused this in his life? In vs 8 he writes in his diary: “All day long my enemies taunt me; those who mock me use my name in their curses.” So from this we gather that it is outside influences that are affecting him and he seems powerless to change his circumstances and he rehearses those to his detriment. He has insomnia and he has forgotten to eat (I don’t seem to have that problem). Because of these, he is losing weight. 

If you are facing these and you are anxious, remember the words of Paul to the Philippian church: Phi 4:6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

That is good advice. It would be good to not just take that advice but to meditate on it and memorize it for times when you feel anxious.