Philippians 4:6–7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. (ESV)Today's Inspiring Thought: Cast All Your Anxiety on Him
"The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety." Someone else said, "Worry is unbelief in disguise."
Some people can handle a great deal of stress and some people can handle very little. The best thing is to find the right help in the midst of what you’re going through.
He has a reason for allowing us to go through these things. Some reasons are testing’s which teach us patience and perseverance. Some trials are to bring God glory and some trials we will never know or understand in our lifetime. We need to have a plan so when the very difficult times come…we will know where to turn to and get the help we need to sustain us during that time
I have two scriptures that are my first point of meditation about my situation when I’m going through a very difficult time and they are:
1.) 1 Peter 5:7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. (NIV)
Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. (NLT)
2.) Philippians 4:6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
After you read these two scriptures (and there are many more scriptures in the bible, but seek God’s word and let Him speak to you through it) then put your mind on God, trust and wait on Him. I tell you help and rest will come. There are many ways God can minister to you in your time of need…even if you’ve been angry with Him.
The more heavy trials you go through (like me) the more you figure out how to seek out this kind of support from God when you are going through difficulty. God has revived me and encouraged me many times and I KNOW he will be there for US…ALWAYS!
I’m going to say a prayer for you right now:
Heavenly Father,I know there are people out there really going through some very difficult times and some even feel like giving up. Lord I ask you to please strengthen their heart and give them reminders from your word of the help you promise to give us during extremely difficult times. Please look past their anger and fear and help them get to a better place in you. Lord forgive them for their doubt in your ability help them. Bless every person who has found their way to this blog today and has this need in their life. Lord…heal hearts and minds today and give them peace. I ask this in Jesus name…Amen.
