Have you had your JOY JUICE today? It may just help to ward off anxiety!
Philippians 4:6 reminds us to "be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let you requests be made known to God."
Wait just a minute! Surely we read that incorrectly! Did it say: "BE ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING"???????? How on earth can we NEVER be anxious????? It's impossible in our own strength!
God knows our human limitations. And He is always there for us. He instructs us to go to Him in prayer with EVERYTHING! As we bring our requests to Him, we should do so with a thankful heart. This gives us a whole different perspective about our circumstances. We can TRUST God to take the situation....and take care of it! He will do that! Because He cares for us....just as 1 Peter 5:6-7 says: "Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, casting all your anxiety upon Him, because HE CARES FOR YOU."
That knowledge alone should fill our hearts with a sense of peace and an overflow of JOY!
Joyce, during my prayer time this morning I just read this scripture. I have a problem with anixety about situations I can not control only God can. I have memorized Philippans 4:6. Thanks this is what I needed today.
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Paula
And thank YOU for sharing this with me! God has used you to encourage me today! May He pour out His JOY JUICE into you, onto you and through you!
ReplyDeleteNeeded to hear these words!! Give it all to GOD...He does love us!!! "ME"
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