Finding Up When Anxiety Weighs You Down - Louie Giglio

Pastor Louie addresses the issue of anxiety by exhorting our House to direct our attention “upward.” Anxiety is a massive weight and it drags people down year after year. However, there are offensive tactics we can take, says Pastor Louie. We can “gaze upward,” turning our attention from an issue to a Healer, and experience progress and healing even in a pit of despair.
VERSES // Psalm 42, Psalm 121:1
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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS //
1. How do you answer the question, “To what extent do you rely on a doctor when it comes to the need for healing?”?
2. Pastor Louie shared about the issue of “Text Neck.” Do any of you know any practical exercises or keys to preventing this bad habit?
3. What are your thoughts on the article, “The Surprising Joy of Raising Your Gaze”? Were you surprised to hear about these results?
4. What might physiological and psychological discoveries like these suggest about our faith and the instruction in Scripture?
5. This may be strange to do as a group - and you will need to do this when it’s dark outside - so feel free to skip this step. Take 10 minutes of group time to get up, go outside, “look up” and find the Big Dipper, Little Dipper, and NorthStar.
6. Let’s talk about the process toward lifting our gaze. What will you think of when you choose to “remember the narrative we are in”?
Pastor Louie mentioned listening to “Speak Jesus” about 1,000 times during a difficult season. 7. Do you have a season like this? Do you have a song of praise you played through it?
8. What does it mean to “exercise your right to hope in God”?
9. Where does your “help come from” in times of need? The biblical answer is “The LORD” but try to unpack just how “the LORD” helps you (Ps. 121:1). For instance, did He use a doctor or therapist?
**If your group has reached a place of transparency, ask this final question.
10. Where has “help come from” that was not a healthy source? In other words, who/what have you turned to for help-in the past or recently-that you should not have turned to?

[@cathyreddy6297]

Pray for your enemy. It's in the Bible. Rejoice. Evil one day will leave forever. In Jesus name, rejoice

[@dbreen733]

Having been a christian and worship leader for more than 10 years, I never understood what " the valley of the shadow of death" really meant until i fell into deep dark depression last year. I said it and will keep saying it... pastor Louie, your messages were the strings that attached me to Jesus when I was in that deep dark hole. No one has an idea what depression is until they experience it.

[@l.u.5862]

I am currently going through it.

[@dbreen733]

@@l.u.5862 hi there sister... please know that i am praying for you. I know exactly what it feels like to be in that place, it still gives me the chills when i remember that period of my life. You might feel like youre literally surrounded by darkness and wondering if God sees you, He Does!! Keep hanging in there, take it minute by minute, look for professional help if you have to, i did and it helped me. Know that many other christians are going through the same thing, you are not alone. Look for testimony from Aaron Kim here on youtube. His testimonies and Louie Giglio's messages kept me going. If you ever want to talk, i am available.

[@user-sl4kq6kl6c]

People truly have no idea. Eveybody is telling you to be thankfull, count your blessings and pull yourself up by your bootstraps....get on with it. If only they knew how incredibly hard one fights just to get up out of bed, to face another day when all you want is to lie down and die. Not bc u wànt to die but life is just to painful. U are constantly in a world of pain, quilt and struggle. But they only see the outside, not the fierce fight inside. And it does not take long for your loved ones to get fedup with u and your constant "negativity". You can see their eyes glaze over when u try to reach out, try to explain, try to get help. I have long given up. 2 years ago God brought me out of the darkest dark I have ever been in, praise His Holy name, and I then realized people cant help you only God your Creator. Its going a lot better, every day more and more. You can never expect people to help you, you will never find your way out of the maze. But I am a living testimony that God truly knows, truly loves u, hold u up with His Mighty Right Hand and shows u the Way, the Light. Believe in Him, trust Him and His love and Grace will envelop you, and make u new. it is not easy, it is not quick but it is the only way. Just you and Him, having endless conversations. He does not get tired, frustrated, expect anything of u but to give your everything to Him and He promised to make u whole. God bless

[@leenie1176]

I have been struggling with some pretty severe anxiety for the past 4 months. The ONLY reason I have not gotten into a desperate depression is because I am holding on to the hope of my Jesus.

[@PassionCityChurch]

Praying with you, Leenie! So glad you are clinging to the hope of Jesus in this difficult time.

[@emilyv6863]

Same here. It feels unbearable . I just cry and cry and say Jesus Jesus help me.

[@skindeep411]

I need prayer right now so much for this crippling anxiety and depression that has taken me out. I cant function at ALL and i cannot get off the floor. I am frustrating my husband and friends and family. 🙏

[@richardhart8312]

@@PassionCityChurch day

[@lindahaggard6416]

Of course, I will pray for you!! I have been exactly where you are at and understand without you saying a word. If I'm not intruding, may I ask how you are doing now around a month later than your comment. I am a Grandmother and you truly touched my ❤Grandma Heart❤. ✨✨You are so precious to your Heavenly Father✨✨. and prayers for you sent up on butterfly wings to land on Jesus's palm. That is my little "visual" of prayer! I do so hope to hear from you. ❤A Tennessee Grandmother

[@martivandermerwe2593]

Heartsore because I lost my husband, daughter, husband's carer, grandson and after this my daughter-in-law decided to divorce my son. I love Jesus and God is in control. At 83 years I am waiting for the rapture. God bless you.

[@MarySmith-xm8mb]

Thank you! Your message is unbelievably encouraging. Just coming out of that dark place of depression.

[@jeacaklotom]

Have had clinical depression for years . Thank God for doctors and medication. Saved my life😊

[@tammietodd7810]

Thank God for this encouraging message! It only takes a tiny ray of God's light to break through the darkness! Worship God even when we don't feel like it! Put your hope in God!

[@tienkieaucamp7371]

God bless you abundantly Louis Giglio, for being brave enough to bring this message to people who suffer so much, because of the insensitivity and ignorance of people calling themselves children of God, regarding mental health illnesses. It is so true - you don't get healed overnight, or maybe ever, but this does not take away the fact that God is The Healer; and if you don't get healed or at least not completely, and have to do what is necessary to live the best life you can with the resources available, for everyone around you's sake, He is still Immanuel - God with us for eternity.

[@roncondon1475]

I've been struggling with anxiety depression . I fall asleep ok but I wake up in the middle of the night usually around 2-3am and I can't go back to sleep. This is going on for the last couple of months. PLEASE PRAY God would give me the sweet sleep the Bible promises to those who are HIS Children. Thank you!

[@vetgmacatmomfl2055]

✝️✝️✝️🙏🙏

[@faustinoaleman1677]

I will be praying for you to get the peaceful sleep you need. I too have been dealing with this. I wake up and can't go back to sleep. Pray for me.

[@roncondon1475]

@@faustinoaleman1677 Let's pray for each other every evening.

[@faustinoaleman1677]

@@roncondon1475 Thank you. I will.

[@skindeep411]

Lifting you up. I hope its getting better. I am in a similar situation 🙏

[@judytodd1904]

This is so critical to hear. . When hope clears the "darkness" even just a tiny fraction that you can feel the shift you know God has you in the palm of His hand.. Blessings to all.

[@esmevantonder3794]

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[@esmevantonder3794]

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[@JessicaSmith-oc1jq]

Right on!

[@leroysturgin9437]

Awesome God, recovery is in Jesus!!!!

[@danielarroyojr]

I just listened to this message. I am struggling with myself, and addictions. But God! I too respect anxiety and depression. I took Shelly’s advice to look up. So, I walked outside and looked ⬆️ I saw an ‘X’ in the sky!!!! Wow God is so good. I speak JESUS!!!

[@judytherrien4394]

😊 thank you thank you for your truthful for being so honest we need this

[@matthewstevens5650]

Love this guy. I reckon there's no other topic that hits home more than this one!

[@AndalusianIrish]

So down to earth and so helpful. Couched in a gentle pastoral heart at the start. I've burned myself out on sermons by preachers whose sermons seem like an attempt to teach their entire systematic theology. This was what I needed tonight. Thank you Louie.

[@michellsilva2458]

Thank you Louie for sharing this with the world and pointing it back to our healer 🙏🏼 .. healing may not come today, tomorrow or weeks from now, but God is STILL in the story ❣️

[@PassionCityChurch]

Amen!

[@MommabirdArizona]

Amen🙏🕊

[@depeche1365]

Thank you for this reminder 🙏. I too didn’t know what it meant to go through depression, until I was engulfed in this depth and darkness. Nothing stood a chance except the powers of healing and rebuilding from inside out done by my savior Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

[@daviddasilva8383]

Always good to hear words of wisdom from Pastor Louie. Thank you for the words of inspiration

[@suewilliams2951]

Yes - worship was the key for me and is now all I listen to 🙌🏻

[@isabelsteyn7718]

Amen!! What a message given with so much reality, understanding, encouragement, love, sympathy…Jesus is greater, indeed!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@christinerambajan8071]

Pray for me please. Afraid i will lose all that i have including my work and home.

[@ju5tine]

I will pray for you!💗

[@vetgmacatmomfl2055]

God will guide you where you need to be.Ask him in the name of Jesus Amen

[@kirasanchez5987]

Thank you for this hope-filled message on a very real “thing” that many God loving, God fearing people are experiencing and often times find it impossible to talk about.

[@Chibititus]

Amazing word! Thank you Pastor Louie and Praise be to God. This really helped me, I'm grateful for you PCC!

[@terraloft]

Last night, with a grandson, a moment to be loved ,thankyou, Creator God, Jesus Christ,

[@ryanstevenson7201]

Amen! Great Job Pastor Louie! Very grateful for the time You put into helping Gods Children with anxiety! We all need this and I just want to say Thank You!

[@valerierautenbach]

Amazing revelation! Thank you so much Louis! I speak Jesus!

[@estherradebe6068]

Needed to hear this message 🙌

[@johnenegenis]

Thank you Uncle Louie, 🙌🏻🙌🏻 bless you

[@lorriepeoples2159]

The song "through the fire" by Jason Crabb, or the Crabb family, helps me when I'm down. I play it over and over.

[@michellemckinney8968]

I speak Jesus ❤

[@leroysturgin9437]

Praying for you Debbie! Pray that Jesus heals you!!

[@dmccoy9848]

Amen

[@siventana]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@cathyreddy6297]

Rejoice

[@thatomofolo452]

😭😭😭🙌🙌🙌

[@judytherrien4394]

If I remember correctly I believe you started playing praise and worship music as well and it lifted you praise the Lord by The imperials is the one that works for me it's an oldie but a goodie Satan is a liar and he wants to make us think that we are paupers but we know where children of the King

[@cathyreddy6297]

Evil is not your enemy.

[@patriciastevens5870]

How to see DVD from ONN to LG tv?

[@debbiepinson1133]

I’m in the pit. Alone.

[@shilohmcdaniel124]

I know we don’t know one another, but I’m always available to talk. I’ve been very down in life before, and I know how hard it is to get back to a place of feeling okay.

[@CanCan-rr6hs]

Not alone. I'm praying for you right now.

[@simplyjustso]

I’m also praying for you today. You are not alone

[@barbaraamos385]

Debbie, I too am praying for you and you are not alone. x x

[@leroysturgin9437]

Praying for you Debbie!!!!

[@milyt553]

What book was he holding

[@katherineflaherty3564]

I think it’s the book that he wrote, “Putting an X through Anxiety”

[@patriciastevens5870]

lol

[@josieannbernard638]

Wow, wow, wow, Pastor Louie, this message is for me! As I am listening to this message I have ONLY BEEN ABLE TO KEEP WALKING THROUGH MY SEASON BY WORSHIPPING, PRAISING, HOPING AND TRUSTING GOD, AMEN! Blessings to You and Passion City Church❤

[@cathyreddy6297]

Amen