6-7 Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life. (Phil. 4:6,7 Message)
Thoughts: In anxious times, what do you do? When your future is uncertain, where do you turn? All times, every second has the potential to be an uncertain anxious time. Paul, writing from prison, tells the secret of overcoming anxiety. It is with thankful prayer. Paul would pray- and pray with thanksgiving. This is a great thanksgiving verse. Part of the blessing of having faith is seeing God's purpose and plan. When we are grateful for what we have in Christ, then we can have a sense of peace- shalom- wholeness.
Prayer: Dear Father, thank you for your great blessings. Help me to understand my life is in your loving hands. Grant me your peace that I might honor you well.
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