Praying in Crisis

"Don't worry about anything" v6                                   Philippians 4:6-7   CSB 

God doesn't want us to worry at all. Worry is a killer; it's a killer to faith, a killer to your prayer life and it's a killer to your body. It causes stress, high blood pressure, cancers and heart disease. Don't allow it into your life.

As we can see from our text above, we are told not to worry about anything. Note the word, 'anything'. We are not to worry about anything whether it is a large concern or just a small one. Things will crop up but, we are not to worry about them. Instead, we have a formula written here by the Apostle Paul:

Prayer  Worry is an indication that we need to pray. Tony Evans says, 'The more you worry, the less you pray but, the more you pray, the less you worry.'  Write that down in your bible, it is a good reminder when things are getting bad.

Petition  The petitions we make to God must be realistic, not centred on our usual prayers of the day. They must be in the specific details that you need.

Thanksgiving  Your prayers need to be filled with thanksgiving. Giving thanks is a faith thing - asking, believing, receiving and giving thanks to God for the answer before it has happened and for no matter how long it will take.

When you pray as such, you will receive a peace which:

'surpasses all understanding and will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.'  v7

There will be a calm that wasn't there before, even if there is still unrest and chaos around you. The calmness will confirm God has heard you and He is at work on your behalf.

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