How anxiety robs you of being present

Main message: Worry and stress keep you from being present and rob you of the moment and of meaningful engagement, including in worship. Rehearsing imagined threats prevents participation in the present.

Key points:

• Constant worry and stress mean you're not where you are.
• Being preoccupied stops you from experiencing the present moment.
• Worry can prevent engagement with worship.
• Many worries are about things that might never happen.
• People often rehearse imagined threats repeatedly.

Scriptures mentioned: none