"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God."-Phil 4:6
Today’s Verse:
We often feel anxious about our future, finances, health (especially as we grow older), children, and the lists can go on and on. Sometimes we can’t identify any specific reason for our anxiety, but it’s there, nagging away at our insides. If we don’t learn to deal with it properly, it can cause all sorts of health problems.
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus made it clear that anxiety stems from a lack of faith and from a wrong focus on the things of this world instead of on the kingdom of God (Matt. 6:25-34).
In Paul’s letter to the Philippians, when he is under house arrest. When the apostle Paul is under house arrest, he writes a letter to Philippians that no need to fret and worry about the way things are. The solution is to pray in every situation, bringing their petitions (requests) to God and offering prayers of thanksgiving for what God has already done.
There are three key words in these verses that reveal the theme: Anxious; prayer; and, peace. Being anxious is the problem we are told to put off; prayer is the procedure we are told to practice; peace is the product we are promised by God.
Prayer:
Heavenly Father, thanks for this day. Lord, grant me peace of mind and calm my troubled heart. My soul is like a turbulent sea. I can’t seem to find my balance so I stumble and worry constantly. Give me the strength and clarity of mind to find my purpose and walk the path you’ve laid out for me. I trust your Love God, and know that you will help me out of this darkness. Just as the sun rises each day against the dark of night. Please bring me clarity with the light of God. In the name of Jesus, Amen.