Take These Three Verses And Call Me In The Morning

[Riverwalker]

The anxiety prescription

I don't know about you but anxiety for circumstances still can  take me down to humble city.  I have been a "born again" Christian for close to 40 years and yet a life change can still bring to me knees.  And for that I praise God.  For when you are anxious getting on your knees (praying) is the first step

Philippians 4: 

6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;

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

8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things

So lets follow the steps,

Step 1 Acknowledge your anxiety and give it to the Lord in prayer

Now sometimes when you are in the middle of sweat city it can be hard to fashion the perfect prayer. And the bible does say that its the effective fervent prayer of a righteous man that avails much (James 5:16)  But some times the most effective and fervent prayer can be one word.   "HELP!" I have found this prayer to be particularly helpful in many situations.  Don't fret over, Give it God.

Step 2 THANK GOD for helping you, by praying WITH thanksgiving we are acting in faith that God will help us, and without faith its impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6)  so thank him, and trust Him that He heard your prayer and he will take care of it

Step 3 LEAVE Behind the issue in God's hand and inhabit His peace that will guard your hearts and minds.

Step 4 Get your Brain on other things....happy beautiful things, as Peter Pan said "Happy Thawts".  Do not let yourself go back to being anxious. Fill your head with wonderful Godly things. Now this isn't always easy to do (I find Christian Music and Audio Bibles helpful) and if you find that you have fallen back into worry, wash rinse repeat. Go through the process again bringing all thoughts into captivity to the Obedience of Christ

2 Corinthians 10:5

4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, 5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, 6 and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.

 

Remember what Jesus Told Us

Matthew 6:

31 “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. 

 

Edited February 1, 2021 by Riverwalker

[Not me]

@Riverwalker

Nice, for as our eyes are on Him, are we changed from one glory to another..

A fellow believer, Not me 

Edited February 1, 2021 by Not me

[TheBlade]

Thank you... I know what you meant but praise GOD there is no time or space with Him.. He is always on or awake

So would not praying His word as in this case things like "the peace of God which transcends all understanding..." Phil 4 and "Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." Something He already did...
 

[Who me]

18 hours ago, Riverwalker said:

the most effective and fervent prayer can be one word.   "HELP!"

Sometimes that is all one can say.

When life hurts we can call out to God in our pain, fear and tell him, yes tell him it hurts, that you don't understand, that you want to know Why Me etc etc etc.

 

God already knows what you are thinking, so he honest.

 

It takes a deliberate act of will to say, ' I will trust you. '

 

God does strengthen yo, to cope with the next 30 seconds, the next few minutes. He never gives you the strength for tomorrow, as you don't need it, it is not tomorrow.

God helps you Now.