Pray About Everything

"Be anxious for nothing; but in everything, by prayer and petition, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus."

--Philippians 4:6-7

There is something in these verses I want you to grab hold of because if we fail to do so, it will cripple our prayer life. The idea that I want you to hold onto is the very first phrase of these verses... "Be anxious for nothing." Another translation puts it this way, "Don't worry about anything!" Does this mean it is a sin to worry? No, but if we allow our worry to steal our peace, then it is a sin. 

Worry is something that we can't always control. As parents we worry that our kids won't learn from us all they need to be productive members of society. As children, we sometimes worry that our adult parents will need care beyond what we can give them. As employees, we worry that we might not have a job to go to in the morning. These are legitimate worries that people have. But when those worries begin to invade the peace that that God wants us to have, then it becomes a problem.

Paul says that the cure for worry is prayer. When we find ourselves beginning to worry about this or that or the other thing, it is time to go to prayer. Actually, the time to go to prayer is way before worry and anxiety begin to show their ugly faces. We are to give all that we have and all that we are to God, not so we can be blessed or rewarded, but so that He might be glorified in our lives.

So all this to say, keep worry at bay and find that inner peace that says, "God is here with me, and I will not be afraid of my circumstances, or my fears!"

Thanks for reading our blog today, and we'll see you on Sunday!