"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."
Philippians 4:6-7 NKJV
The Greek translation for anxiety describes, being pulled in different directions. Our hope pulls us one way and fear, the other. A person is literally pulled apart when anxiety takes up residence. This is why we feel like our life is falling apart. The Old English root for worry, means to strangle. When we worry or become anxious, it can feel like we are being strangled by the negative affects it causes, such as, headaches, neck pains, ulcers, back pains or even worse. It also affects our thinking, digestion, sleep pattern and co-ordination. When worry and anxiety attack, we need to cast this over to God; not just the big things but the little things too, before they too, become big things.
The action we should take is prayer and supplication. Supplication means to pray humbly and earnestly about the things that are troubling you. But don't forget to thank God in advance and afterwards for His help. Before, by faith knowing we can trust him to deliver and, afterwards for doing this. We should never take Him for granted. As we do this, He gives us His peace - more greater than any peace you could ever find. This helps to guard our hearts and minds.
The heart and the mind can be problematic in situations such as this. We become hurt very easily and can allow this hurt to take over our thinking. We can become angry, depressed or totally deflated. Mind games can begin telling us all sorts of lies and before too long, everything becomes worse.
If you need the peace of God right now, pray these two verses out aloud, personalising them and allow the Holy Spirit to begin His healing work within you. Jesus doesn't want you unhappy and scared; He wants you happy and victorious, even while you are going through the troubles. Remember, He was with Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego in that very hot oven and they were all fine. He is with you and will carry you through this, unscathed.
Receive the peace of God.
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