Don't Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table by Louie Giglio
Week 7: Chapter 6 — Don't Let Anxiety Have a Seat
Read Chapter 6 of Don't Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table. Primary Scripture: Psalm 23:4; Philippians 4:6–7; 1 Peter 5:7.
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Anxiety may be the defining struggle of our cultural moment — Giglio doesn't minimize it, but he insists that God's peace is a real, accessible alternative to the anxious spiral the Enemy engineers.
Discussion Questions
8 questions1.Giglio is careful to distinguish between anxiety as a medical and psychological reality (which may require professional care) and anxiety as a spiritual attack that feeds on legitimate fears. Why is that distinction important? How do you hold both of those realities at the same time without dismissing either?
2.Philippians 4:6–7 instructs us to "not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." The promise that follows — a peace that "transcends all understanding" — is remarkable. Have you experienced that kind of peace in the middle of a genuinely anxious situation? What did it feel like?
3.Giglio describes anxiety as a kind of mental loop the Enemy engineers — a spiral where one worry leads to another, cascading into a worst-case-scenario story. What does your personal anxiety spiral typically look like? What thought usually starts it?