Stress and anxiety are inseparable partners. Where you find one, there you will encounter the other. They are part of the human condition. You can’t avoid stress and anxiety, but it can be treated.

When a doctor wants to treat a patient, he will send a prescription—an “Rx”—to the pharmacist. “Rx” is an abbreviation of the Latin word for “recipe” or “take.” God’s recipe for stress and anxiety is prayer.

Prayer has two main benefits. First, prayer as a discipline centers your spirit. When you are in a position of prayer, your body can become the sacred vessel God wants to fill.

Second, prayer is how we speak to God. In prayer, you can ask God for whatever you need to ease your stress and anxiety. God’s desire is to fulfill the desires of your heart, to be healed from stress and anxiety’s hold over you. And it all happens in and through prayer.

This week, set aside 30 minutes for prayer each day. If you know the cause(s) of your stress and anxiety, ask God to help you know what to do about it. If you don’t know the cause(s) of your stress and anxiety, ask God to reveal it to you and to give you the prescription for it.

This devotion was written by one of Global Media Outreach’s online volunteers.