How often do you feel anxious? Worried? Afraid?
A couple times a week? A couple times a day? Or is it closer to “all the time”?
Sometimes we can become so conditioned to responding to certain situations that we simply default to a negative emotion.
Unexpected expense?
Worry.
The doctor wants to run some tests?
Fear.
Marriage is strained? Kids aren’t handling it well? And work is piling up?
Anxiety.
It doesn’t have to be this way though. It really doesn’t. Philippians 4:6-7 says…
6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
What’s our responsibility?
In every situation, we are to present our requests to God. We do that by praying and giving thanks.
The result?
God’s peace will replace our anxiety.
Is it easy? No. This will take serious effort on our part, but God wouldn’t tell us He’d give us peace if He didn’t mean it.