Remedy for a Heart Weighed Down

Proverbs 12:25 (ESV)

²⁵ Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down,
    but a good word makes him glad.

According to Webster's Dictionary, anxiety is a state of being uneasy, apprehensive, or worried about what may happen. I think all of us would agree that anxiety does weigh us down as Prov. 12:25 states. According to the proverb, a remedy for anxiety is a good word. I like what the prophet Isaiah said,

Isaiah 50:4 (ESV)

⁴ The Lord God has given me
    the tongue of those who are taught,
that I may know how to sustain with a word
    him who is weary.
Morning by morning he awakens;
    he awakens my ear
    to hear as those who are taught.

He recognized that God had given him the ability to hear and give a word of encouragement to the weary. How does this apply to you and me?
First, when we are weighed down with anxiety, we can ask the Lord for a "good word" and seek that word in the scriptures. Remember, His Word is a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path. When we lack wisdom, He promises to give it to us, if we ask Him for it. Plus, simply getting into His Word and getting His Word into us will begin to lift the weight.-
Second, we should consider those we know who are weighed down with anxiety. Could we, like Isaiah, be the ones to hear the "good word" and take it to them? Would a note, phone call, or spoken word of encouragement and a hug lift some of the weight? Is God asking us to remind them their present situation will not be master over them? We can ask God to give us a "good word" of encouragement for them from His Word, the Bible.  They will be encouraged and we will grow in our faith and in trusting that the Lord will use us.
Lord, awaken our ears to hear the "good words" you have for us and to hear "good words" to share with others! Let's be listening! Let's be obedient!