BE ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING


Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
-- PHILIPPIANS 4:6

Don't be anxious! Paul said there is nothing that should cause a child of God to worry. He was well aware of things that cause anxiety. His nation was occupied by a foreign army and ruled by corrupt leaders. He was writing from prison where he was being held as a result of false accusations. He was separated from those he loved; his motives had been questioned, and he had been misrepresented. Some were trying to undermine all that he had accomplished in starting churches. He suffered physically and faced imminent execution (2 Cor. 11:23-29). Yet Paul said there would never be a crisis so troubling that God could not bring peace in the midst of it. God will not necessarily take your problems away, but He will carry the load for you. He wants you to experience His peace, which is beyond human comprehension. You will never fully understand how God could give you peace in some of the situations you face, but you do not have to understand it in order to experience it. This peace is not just for those who "handle stress well"; it is for everyone! You may know that God wants you to experience peace but wonder how this is possible, given what you are presently facing. Yet, Scripture says to be anxious for nothing. God's word clearly indicates that there is nothing you can face that is too difficult, troubling, or fearful for God. No matter what your circumstances are, turn your anxiety over to God and let His perfect peace guard your heart.

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Hello John! and how are you all doing? on this blessed evening of our Lord!

really inword and deed I do recieve your post in its fulliness, as I grips! my heart for that direction, but for that email to me is just very encourageing to go on,

inwhich the Lord knows them that are his for this sort of area.

your Brother in Christ, that had needed every bit of his word of life for encouragement.

for it is always better to obey on the spot, than to sacrifice and or do somithing else.

WE have such a freedom in Christ in that He has given us wisdom and the ability to lay our burdens at His feet. This freedom is only obtain by knowing Christ in a personnel way as our Savior, and for that I am thankful. Its awesome that God's Word written thousands of years ago applies to our daily life more than any best selling "self help" book you can find. He is the ultimate counselor. Worry is something we all face and God has given us His word in PHILIPPIANS 4:6 to give us wisdom in this area. Thanks John for this post.

No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it. 1 Corinthians 10:13)

Walter Jr. and Shawn,

Thank You for speaking from your heart. I pray that the Lord would continue to examine our hearts as we walk through this Journey on earth. I keep learning and trusting His Word for my ways are not his ways. Psalm 25:4 4 Show me your ways, O LORD ,teach me your paths;

MAY THE LORD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU BOTH!

So excellent.....thanks for putting all of Paul's trials into perspective....so thankful...because those same things can beset us today and will......be blessed my dear brother, John! How is your family?

thanks
Lori

Lori,

Thank You for asking! We are enjoying the new baby and trying to live day by day with God's guidance and plan.

God Bless you!

Remember to continue to look in the heavens! The Lord is looking down on us and nothing is to big for him.