Be Anxious For Nothing
Philippians
4:6–7
6Be anxious for nothing, but
in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests
be made known to God; 7and the peace of God, which
surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ
Jesus.
When
faced with a challenge or crisis, our tendency is to get all anxious about it.
But God does not want us to react this way. He does not want us to be anxious
about anything. Instead, whatever the problem is, He wants us to go to Him in
prayer and supplication, telling Him what we need and thanking Him for the
answer. When we do that, His peace, which surpasses all understanding, will
guard our hearts and minds from all worries, anxieties and fears.
“Pastor
Prince, it is easy for you to say, ‘Be anxious for nothing.’ Try living with my
husband for one day. Try disciplining that wayward teenager of mine. Look at my
bank balance! How can I not be anxious?”
Hold
it! I am not the one who said, “Be anxious for nothing.” The apostle Paul said
it. Yet, it was not him — he was prompted by the Holy Spirit. And when Paul
wrote that, he was in a pit, literally! He was in a dungeon in Rome, bound by
chains to a Roman guard as if he were a criminal, and waiting for his death.
Yet,
under those trying conditions, he wrote these words: “Be anxious for
nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let
your requests be made known to God.”
My
friend, if you are anxious or worried about something, remember those words.
Let’s say that you are anxious about a huge debt. Go to the Lord and pray,
“Lord Jesus, I no longer want to be anxious about this problem. I hand it over
to You and ask for supernatural cancellation of this debt. It is Your care now.
You are in charge. I thank You that You will take care of it.”
God is true to His Word. As you pray
this prayer and cast your care to Him, you will find His peace setting your
heart and mind at rest. So be anxious for nothing — let the One to whom nothing
is impossible take care of it for you!
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