Bro. Eliseo Soriano: Anxiety Disorder is an illness Christians should not have

During a consultation with the brethren, Bro. Eliseo Soriano mentioned that Christians should not have anxiety disorders. Having this “dis-ease” as he calls it, shows a person's lack of trust to the Creator.

Consultations with Bro. Eli is part of the weekly Thanksgiving services of the MCGI.  This one occurred June 22, 2013.

“We shouldn’t have anxiety if we trust God” said Bro. Eli.

(Dapat wala tayong anxiety kung may tiwala ka sa Dios.)

He explained that anxiety comes from the presumptuous mind of a person that something bad will happen coupled with the lack of trust to God.

“If you trust the God that we are serving, you will not experience anxieties” Bro. Eliseo Soriano added.

(Kung may tiwala ka sa Dios na pinaglilingkuran di ka mababalisa.)

Instead, he recommends brethren to pray to God whenever faced with difficulties in life. He read a Bible verse in the book of Philippians that says:


“do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.”

The same advice Bro. Soriano expressed on a tweet dated January 21, 2010:

No amount of worrying can make our lives better than praying and seeking God's intervention.
— Brother Eli Soriano (@BroEliSoriano) January 21, 2010

In addition to that, in Bro. Eliseo Soriano’s blog entry entitled “Stop! Suicide Is Never a Solution, Period.”,  he mentioned that a preacher like himself also has lots of problems but his trust is in the Lord.

“I can say with confidence that my problems and responsibilities are far greater than most people I know, but I live in hope because I have trusted that what I cannot do, can be done by my great God.” Bro. Eli Soriano wrote.


References:

-Live consultation with Bro. Eli, July 22, 2013
-http://www.elisoriano.com/stop-suicide-is-never-a-solution-period/