"Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank Him for all He has done. 7 Then you will experience God's peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7 NLT
We all worry at certain times but, some people make it a feature to worry about most things that come their way. They lay awake at night trying to find a solution to what they're worrying about. When they've reached a solution, they worry about whether it is the right one, and on it goes.
God did not create us so that we can worry about things. He tells us not to worry (Matthew 6:31).
Worry is the result of listening to the devil's lies. he breathes fear into our lives and we start to become anxious. These worries begin to attack our minds and our bodies and are responsible for many illnesses that come upon us, including heart attacks and cancers. When we worry, we lose our focus and the Word that God has planted within us is stolen. Worry attacks our faith because, fear is the total opposite of faith. When we live in fear, it is difficult to believe that faith can change things for the better.
Jesus told us, 'So don't worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today's trouble is enough for today." (Matthew 6:34) Planning about tomorrow is time well spent but, worrying about tomorrow is time wasted. Today, we have enough things to contend with - a lot on our plate - so don't add to this by worrying about something that may happen tomorrow. What is the point in this, it may not happen but, if it does, God will help us sort it out. We all need to make plans and yes, it will include tomorrow. However, there is a difference, plans for tomorrow are important - we have appointments, holidays, day's out etc. etc. But we need to be flexible in this planning so that we alleviate fear and worry.
Paul's advice to us here is, to turn our worries into prayers. If we want to worry less, pray more. In fact, we need to make it a normal thing that, whenever worry pops up we stop what we're doing and pray. Don't worry about anything and pray about everything. This way, God will envelope us in His peace, the type of peace that guards our hearts and minds. Surely this is what we want, isn't it? And it is part of our Daily Life with Jesus.
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