Why does my anxiety never go away?

It's Monday morning and there you are, hands shaking, heart pounding. You just can't shake this feeling. Sometimes it seems like anxiety is a part of you, like a shadow that won't leave. You wonder if God notices, or has a plan. Here is what God says.

"For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren."

- Romans 8:29 (KJV)

Write on a small card, 'God is shaping me for a purpose,' and keep it in your pocket today. Each time you touch it or remember it is there, take a deep breath and remind yourself of His work in you.

How might knowing you are being shaped for a purpose bring you peace today?

God, I feel anxious and it doesn't go away, but I trust You have a purpose for this. Help me to see how You are working in me, even when I don't understand it. Thank You for shaping me into something more. Amen.