Today’s modern generation is experiencing an epidemic of anxiety. Millions of Americans suffer from panic disorders, depression and worry. You might be reading this right now, and confusion and chaos are swirling through your mind and heart.

Great news: the Word of God offers an antidote to anxiety. It’s found in the very presence of God Himself. The Psalmist writes that when anxiety was at its greatest, the “consolation” of God brought joy in its replacement. Another translation of that passage says, “Whenever I am anxious and worried, You comfort me and make me glad.”

I want you to catch how proactively involved God wants to be in your comfort. In fact, when Jesus described the Holy Spirit, the first word He used was “Comforter.” It is the essence of who God is. He, Himself, is the antidote to your anxiety, your depression, your concern, your doubt, your worry, and your overwhelm. Simply standing in His presence causes those calamities to run. His presence brings comfort and gladness. Wow!