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Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life. Philippians 4:6-7 MSG
Worry has become a part of everyday life in the United states. No doubt there is plenty to worry about: our kids, the economy, terror, shootings, war, disease… the list could go on forever! Sometimes it might seem that worry has even replaced Jesus as the focal point of our lives.
Jesus Himself told us flat out several times not to worry. The Bible not only says not to worry, but gives us the antidote for worry … prayer. When we worry about something, we are spending energy on it, wondering what might happen, rehearsing the “if only’s†and “what if’s†in our mind. Why not take that same energy and refocus it on God instead?
When we worry, we are simply talking to ourselves about our fears, but when we pray, we are taking those fears to God. We can’t control the future, but the good news is that God is already there! He knows exactly what is going to happen and he promises to be with us every step of the journey.
This weekend, when worry starts to creep into your thoughts, make an effort to convert your worry into prayer. “Let
[your] petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers,†and you will find that God’s peace is reigning in your heart.
