I started studying the bible seriously and after years I'm getting anxiety

johnestrada said:

Hi everyone, I gave my life to Christ a couple years ago and he's slowly transformed me to the man I am today. I've been progressing little by little but to give an overview of the efforts I've put so far go as follows. I read every night, I pray and meditate on his word daily. I go to church every Sunday where I always feel replenished after going. I've come to realize over time that I did not put the same effort of studying as I do in other aspects of my life. I recently just started studying more intensely to get a better understanding of God's teaching for us that he gives us access to through the Bible. I have been anxious free for years, until recently now that I've taken this next step to further my relationship with the Lord. I read in the mornings now, and now I'm taking notes. I cleaned up the things I have watched and watch more that teach me more about Jesus. This anxiety is small but I am very conscious that this is not from God. Is there an explanation for this? I always pray that God leads me and shows me what he needs to me to see and pray for access to the wisdom of what I read.

Thanks for all the help and bless you all!

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Welcome to CF. Without specifics, it's hard to give an explanation. One thing to remember , God is not the author of confusion and God is love not fear. Confusion and fear will cause anxiety. On the more positive side, His Holy Spirit brings us into repentance. This too can cause anxiety especially when guilt arises. We are advised to search within ourselves first and we will know specifically what to address with our Helper.
Blessings

johnestrada said:

Hi everyone, I gave my life to Christ a couple years ago and he's slowly transformed me to the man I am today. I've been progressing little by little but to give an overview of the efforts I've put so far go as follows. I read every night, I pray and meditate on his word daily. I go to church every Sunday where I always feel replenished after going. I've come to realize over time that I did not put the same effort of studying as I do in other aspects of my life. I recently just started studying more intensely to get a better understanding of God's teaching for us that he gives us access to through the Bible. I have been anxious free for years, until recently now that I've taken this next step to further my relationship with the Lord. I read in the mornings now, and now I'm taking notes. I cleaned up the things I have watched and watch more that teach me more about Jesus. This anxiety is small but I am very conscious that this is not from God. Is there an explanation for this? I always pray that God leads me and shows me what he needs to me to see and pray for access to the wisdom of what I read.

Thanks for all the help and bless you all!

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welcome to CF.

I do understand what you are feeling, as for me, it became more difficult also as i read more and I became and am still anxious. The reason being that true followers of Christ do not fit, do not belong to this world;

Jhn 17:15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
Jhn 17:16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
Jhn 17:17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

When you follow the teachings of Jesus and apply them it is what Jesus described as the narrow way;

Mat 7:13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
Mat 7:14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

you have found this narrow way, please stay on course!

remember Jesus said; Mat 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

Blessings

There is lots to be anxious about these days. The political climate is toxic, the potential for war is great, and there is little leadership in the church or government. So what can you do? Find some ministry that is highly stable. Eliminate watching too much news or following too much politics. keep informed but don't be excessive. pray of course and perhaps look at some spiritual warfare books. Fasting too can "loosen the bonds of wickedness" (Is 58:6).

johnestrada said:

Hi everyone, I gave my life to Christ a couple years ago and he's slowly transformed me to the man I am today. I've been progressing little by little but to give an overview of the efforts I've put so far go as follows. I read every night, I pray and meditate on his word daily. I go to church every Sunday where I always feel replenished after going. I've come to realize over time that I did not put the same effort of studying as I do in other aspects of my life. I recently just started studying more intensely to get a better understanding of God's teaching for us that he gives us access to through the Bible. I have been anxious free for years, until recently now that I've taken this next step to further my relationship with the Lord. I read in the mornings now, and now I'm taking notes. I cleaned up the things I have watched and watch more that teach me more about Jesus. This anxiety is small but I am very conscious that this is not from God. Is there an explanation for this? I always pray that God leads me and shows me what he needs to me to see and pray for access to the wisdom of what I read.

Thanks for all the help and bless you all!

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Removing triggers to sin thoughts helps to a degree.

I recommend to read Philippians Chapter 4 about a replacement discipline to develop instead of anxiety.

I also recommend to read Romans Chapter 7 for more details about the source of the anxiety.

I hope that helps.

johnestrada said:

Hi everyone, I gave my life to Christ a couple years ago and he's slowly transformed me to the man I am today. I've been progressing little by little but to give an overview of the efforts I've put so far go as follows. I read every night, I pray and meditate on his word daily. I go to church every Sunday where I always feel replenished after going. I've come to realize over time that I did not put the same effort of studying as I do in other aspects of my life. I recently just started studying more intensely to get a better understanding of God's teaching for us that he gives us access to through the Bible. I have been anxious free for years, until recently now that I've taken this next step to further my relationship with the Lord. I read in the mornings now, and now I'm taking notes. I cleaned up the things I have watched and watch more that teach me more about Jesus. This anxiety is small but I am very conscious that this is not from God. Is there an explanation for this? I always pray that God leads me and shows me what he needs to me to see and pray for access to the wisdom of what I read.

Thanks for all the help and bless you all!

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Hey brother, welcome to the family. What you're describing actually makes a lot of sense once you look at it through the lens of grace.

Here's what often happens when believers go from casual reading to intense study. The mind quietly slides from communion into performance. You start reading not to enjoy the Father but to make sure you're getting it right, taking the correct notes, drawing the right lessons, applying it properly. Without realising it, you've stepped from grace back onto the treadmill of law. And law always produces what Paul calls "the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear" (Romans 8:15).

The anxiety tends to show up at exactly that point. It's the body registering a shift in gear, the heart slipping into trying-mode.

Grace says your standing with the Father was settled at the cross. Nothing in your study can add to it, and nothing you miss can take from it. Your relationship with Him grows as your trust grows. Study is wonderful, and the Spirit certainly uses it, but it works best when it's the response of a son who already knows he is loved.

So try this. Before you open the Bible, take a minute to remember that nothing you read today will make God love you more, and nothing you miss will make Him love you less. You're climbing into your Father's lap. Then read.

The anxiety usually lifts once the heart settles back into that posture. The Spirit you received is not the spirit of slavery, but of adoption, by which we cry "Abba, Father."

Blessings, brother.

Could be spiritual warfare. You digging deeper into the Bible, that doesn't go unnoticed. Where-ever the saints are, trials are sure to follow. When you get involved in Christianity to go from Sunday-only to living it the way it teaches, you're signing up for a host of anxities. The kind of peace the Bible teaches about only makes sense in light of those. We're not on cruise-control, but we know the Captain