There’s a war taking place in the minds of many people today. It quietly shapes everything—from how people parent, to how they treat their bodies, to whether or not they ever experience peace. This is the anxious mind.

For me, the battle often sounds like this: What if I have heart disease and don’t catch it in time? What if my random bouts of insomnia lead to dementia? What if cancer is already growing inside me?

These thoughts don’t come once and leave. They stick. I do what I can—exercise, eat well, get bloodwork done, follow protocols, monitor symptoms, and research everything. And while some of that is wise, let’s be honest: much of it is driven not by discipline but by fear.

Anxiety is a poor motivator. It keeps the body moving, but the soul trapped. You can take perfect care of yourself and still be tormented by what-ifs. That’s because fear of the unknown doesn’t deal with reality. It speculates. It predicts. It imagines. And then it treats those imaginings as truth.

This is not a unique struggle. Many people live in a similar state of mental overdrive. They catastrophize. They replay past regrets or future disasters over and over. Some lie awake at night, scrolling, panicking, spiraling. They lose their minds in scenarios that have never happened and likely never will.

This is the anxious soul. A soul that has forgotten where it stands. A soul that no longer trusts the One who holds the future.

The Bible clearly states we cannot carry the weight of tomorrow. Jesus said it plainly: “Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself” (Matthew 6:34). That wasn’t a poetic suggestion. It was a command.

But in a world that feeds anxiety, obedience to that command feels impossible. The news cycle agitates. Social media stirs up comparison and dread. Our culture glorifies panic.

Sadly, many of us Christians who ought to know where our peace comes, don’t know how to be still. They don’t know how to let go of their imagined futures and rest in the present reality of God. This is because they’ve either not learned how, or their anxiety makes them forget the truth.

We must learn how to slow down, how to train our thoughts, how to reject lies, or how to anchor our minds in Scripture.

Here’s the truth: He is with you now. Not tomorrow. Not in your worst-case scenario. Now.

God never told us to trust our imaginations. He told us to trust Him.

“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in You.” (Isaiah 26:3)

And this is where modern mental health advice often falls short. It encourages people to cope. To manage. But it rarely calls them to trust—to relinquish control of what they cannot see or know or fix. That is what separates biblical peace from worldly strategies.

I’m not saying we shouldn’t take care of our health. I’m not saying to ignore actual risks or real emotions. But if your soul is driven by fear, your body will never feel safe. You’ll always be running. Always afraid of falling apart. You’ll live as if your future depends entirely on you.

But it doesn’t.

“Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.” (1 Peter 5:7)

He is not a God of what-ifs. He is the God of I Am.

And He is enough for today.