Prince of Peace

Isaiah 8:11 The Lord has given me a strong warning not to think like everyone else does. He said, don’t live in dread of what frightens them and call everything a conspiracy, like they do. Dedicate your life to The Lord of hosts He is the one you should fear, the one who should make you tremble.
14. He will keep you safe. He will be a stone that makes people stumble, a rock that makes them fall. And also for the people of Jerusalem he will be a trap and a snare. 15. Many will stumble and fall, never to rise again. Preserve the teaching of God; entrust his instructions to those who follow me.
17. I will wait for the Lord, I will put my hope in him. Shouldn’t people ask God for guidance? Should the living seek guidance from the dead? Look to God’s instructions and teachings! People who contradict his word are completely in the dark. They will go from one place to another, weary and hungry. And because they are hungry, they will rage and curse their king and their God.
22. They will look up to heaven and down at the earth, but wherever they look, there will be trouble and anguish and dark despair. They will be thrown out into the darkness.

Chapter 9:1 Nevertheless, that time of darkness and despair will not go on forever. There will be a time in the future when Galilee of the Gentiles, which lies along the road that runs between the Jordan and the sea, will be filled with glory.
Those who walk in darkness will see a great light. For those who live in a land of deep darkness, a light will shine. For unto us a child is born.
Unto us a son is given. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called:
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace, and His government and its peace will never end.

The background to this prophecy was something happening in real time, but the future fulfillment would be a King that battles for our souls. This prophetic Christmas story has first to become a reality in our hearts and minds and it overcomes all fear and anxiety and governs our hearts with peace.
The Christmas story is a message of God’s intervention in the lives of his people who are in times of earth-shattering distress. The events of great darkness that happen round about us become the signs, the warning signs that a caring God who wants only the best for his people is waiting to act on behalf of his people. And his people are also his signs, signs of hope, so that all people might cry out to him and be assured that he hears them and is at work on their behalf.

He is the Prince of Peace.
Philippians 4:6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Anxiety is uncertainty of the future, and the present.
The challenge is what options are there for being not anxious?
Humanly speaking, there is denial or control of your circumstances, but seeking and keeping as much order and predictability within the narrow limits of our lives is moving in the right direction.
The only real option is trusting the One who is in command of all things and traveling with him.