Worry

Philippians 4:6-7 (KJV) Says, "Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."  I Peter 5:7 (KJV) Says, "Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you." Ephesians 3:20-21 (KJV) Says, "Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen." Isaiah 26:3-4 (KJV) Says, "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength:"

The above scripture taken from Philippians instructs us not to worry about anything, but rather to take all of our problems to God in prayer. It doesn't say that we are to split our problems with God leaving some for us to handle on our own; it says take EVERYTHING to God in prayer. We are to give God thanks and ask Him for whatever it is we need. We are to take our problems to God in prayer and leave them there. We are promised when we do that we will be given the peace of God which is a peace so great that it cannot be understood.

We are told in I Peter to cast our cares upon God and that He cares for us. Note we are instructed to cast ALL of our cares upon Him; not just a few of them holding back some for us to worry and panic about. As born again believers in Jesus Christ, we are all children of God and he cares for us tremendously. There is no reason whatsoever we should hesitate to take our problems to Him, put our trust in Him, and have faith in Him without doubt.

The above verse of scripture taken from Ephesians tells us that God is able to do exceeding abundantly above all we ask or think so why in the world would we fail to go to Him in prayer with our troubles? We know that God created the world, and that His power is unlimited yet we often fail to go to Him in prayer when we face storms. I've heard people facing problems say that the only thing left to do is pray, when that should be the first thing any of us do everyday whether we are facing problems or not.

We are promised again in the above passage of scripture taken from Isaiah that we will be given perfect peace if we keep our mind on God, and put our trust in Him. We are also instructed that in the Lord Jehovah we will find everlasting strength. Note it doesn't say strength for the moment, but everlasting strength.

We have two choices when it comes to dealing with our problems. We can go through life having divine peace and joy by putting our trust in God, and taking all of our cares and concerns to him in prayer as the Bible instructs us to do; or we can live our life in a state of worry and panic. It is totally up to us as to which we choose. It is certain that God prefers and desires for us to be happy.

When we fail to trust God and cast our cares upon Him, what are we saying? Are we saying He doesn't know what to do? Are we saying He doesn't care about us or our problems? Are we saying we don't trust Him? Are we saying our problems are to big for Almighty God creator of the universe to handle?

We know that God is greater than any problem we have. We know that He is capable of helping us climb our highest mountains, and we know that if we trust Him having faith without doubt in our hearts we have no need to fear. We know these things because we are told so in His precious Word.

Friends I encourage you to take all of your problems to God in prayer. I urge you to trust Him, and have faith without a doubt in your heart that He will work things out for your good. I urge you to be patient and to wait on Him. I encourage you to do these things, and to live the life filled with divine peace and joy that God desires for you to live.

If you have a prayer request and would like me to pray for you, leave me a message and I will be more than happy to do so. May God bless you.