“Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything” (Philippians 4:6). God offers you and me the possibility of a worry-free life. Jesus said, “Can all your worries add a single moment to your life! Of course not” (Matthew 6:27). Worry is irrelevant. You don’t add one day to your life or one bit of life to your day by worrying.
Worry is also irreverent; it’s distrusting God…an “unconscious blasphemy.” The Apostle Paul urges us to “be anxious for nothing.” How? Our part includes prayer and gratitude. Instead of looking forward in fear, look upward in faith and backward in appreciation of past victories. God’s part is peace and protection. God enjoys perfect peace because he enjoys perfect power. And he offers his peace to you to guard your heart. Do your part, and God will do his.
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