“Be anxious for nothing..”

Sometimes, we stop right there - “be anxious for nothing”. But see, the verse goes on for a reason. You cannot stop being anxious on your own, because it is not humanly possible. Our strength, no matter how strong-willed we think we are, can only take us so far.

“… but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.” (Phil. 4:6)

I’ve been making this same mistake too, to tell you frankly. We have all been commanded in the Bible to stop worrying, so that is what I try to do. But guess what, I fail. Why? Because I stop right there. I begin to do things by myself and try to perform this task on my own. Whenever a problem comes my way, I say, “Oh, okay. Well, I don’t have to worry about this.” Moments later, I do actually start to worry about it. Again, because I stop right there. It has become a psychological battle instead of a spiritual one. And my mind can only go so far; it cannot aid me in resisting my powerful Enemy.

But that is not what God has intended for me and you to do. He wants us to dispel anxiety AND call out to Him in prayer. His desire is not for us to set aside our concerns in one corner, letting it pile up day after day until it finally suffocates us; but He wants us to give it all to Him. We cannot fight the war on our own; it is only through the power of the Spirit that we can be truly victorious.

Maybe you’ve been making the same mistake of not surrendering your cares to God altogether, and just merely casting them aside for another day. Remember that prayer is very important. Don’t keep your worries in your heart, lift them all up to Him now.

dontwakemamabear:

…looks right,

         but lives wrong.

…can’t stand the conviction in Romans,

         but sits down to be comforted in Psalms.

…never understood true worship,

         but likes to sing songs like, “I Surrender All”(most).

…isn’t righteous,

         but is right-ish. 

                        —Ezekiel Azonwu

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