What, Me Worry? (Pt 2)

Posted by Traci at 8:37 PM

As I’ve said, it’s so easy for me to slip into anxiousness about the world we live in, and the world my child will grow up in. But God has given me these verses to calm my mind:

·      Phil 4:6-7  The Message  -  “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."

Pretty simple recipe, pray and get God’s settling peace. Completely unsure why this is so hard for me to do.

·      Phil 4:10-13  NIV  -  “I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.”

He is the source of my peace. But Paul had to learn this, it didn’t just come naturally to him.  I think I expect it to just happen.

·      Psalms 46:10  NKJV  -  “Be still and know I am God.”

Just do it. Daily. Hourly maybe, if needed.

God, help me to put these truths into practice in my thinking.  To trust You with myself, my husband, my child. To mentally go through the bazillion times You’ve caught me before. To know You created the universe with just words and are still running things.  To know that no matter what, the ending result of life with You is hope.  To never let my eyes rest too long on the things happening around me, without turning to You.  To pray when I start to worry. To let You teach me to be content. To expose myself to Your great works in the world. To know in the end You are all I need.