SWORD OF THE SPIRIT                                                                                               1202

“Anxious”

Do not be anxious about anything, 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 your minds in Christ Jesus. – Philippians 4:6-7

This Scripture reference is rich with encouragement. Let’s examine it more closely.

Do not be anxious about anything…

Anxiousness and worry go hand in hand. Worry can be debilitating and physically unhealthy. It will steal your joy and make you ill.

And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? – Matthew 6:27

When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid… – Psalm 56:3-4

Therefore, I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Therefore, do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. – Matthew 6:25,34

but in everything by prayer and supplication…

In everything…The Lord cares about everything that concerns you. Nothing is too small or insignificant in your life that He does not care about it. In 1 Thessalonians 5:17 we are exhorted to ‘pray without ceasing’.  Is prayer your last resort? Do you exhaust the limits of your capabilities and the skills of others before declaring defeat and turning to God in prayer? Learn to prayerfully seek Him first in everything that concerns you and the ones you love and care for. Learn to trust and hope in Him first, In everything…

When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. – Psalm 34:17

For nothing will be impossible with God.” – Luke 1:37

with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

Thank Him in advance, in faith, in trust, and in the hope of His steadfast and unfailing love for you.

The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him. – Psalm 28:7

And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

People that know you and know what you are dealing with will wonder why you are so calm, confident, and peaceful. The Lord’s peace surpasses our human understanding.

Peace, I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. – John 14:27

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. – Isaiah 26:3

May the Holy Spirit prepare your anxious heart to receive the Truth and soothing balm of the Word of God giving you the peace that surpasses understanding.

May your heart be encouraged and strengthened by His Word. May your trust and hope in God increase as you seek Him first in all things.

Say to those who have an anxious heart, “Be strong, fear not! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God. He will come and save you.” – Isaiah 35:4