Petition with thanksgiving
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus
Philippians 4:6-7
A little boy had a beautiful, expensive watch that was presented to him by his grandfather on his birthday. He kept it in his pocket all the time. One day he went to play in the snow, and he played there for many hours. Suddenly, when he put his hand in the pocket, he found that the watch was missing. It had fallen somewhere.
The boy was shocked. He searched for it anxiously. But, he couldn’t find it. So he gave up and instead prayed and calmed himself. Suddenly he heard a voice in his mind saying listen to the tik-tok” sound. He followed that sound. At last, he found his precious watch and was very excited. He went home with joy and peace.
In the same way, when you have several problems in your life and become anxious it is difficult to find the solution . Do not become anxious. Anxiety sometimes even conceals the solution, which may be right before you. It blocks God’s voice and the counsel of good people. It takes away the decision-making capacity out of you. Anxiety will only confuse you and make you take wrong decisions.
Like the little boy, the best thing to do during times of anxiety is to cast all your cares on the Lord in prayer. When you do so a great peace will fill you. In peace, you can find God’s counsel, plan and vision. When you are at peace among the storm, you will hear the voice of the Holy Spirit who will give the wisdom to solve the problem. Focus on Jesus during the storm and do not let anxiety drown you. Keep calm and sail through the day. Jesus has you in the palm of His hands. God bless you.
The boy was shocked. He searched for it anxiously. But, he couldn’t find it. So he gave up and instead prayed and calmed himself. Suddenly he heard a voice in his mind saying listen to the tik-tok” sound. He followed that sound. At last, he found his precious watch and was very excited. He went home with joy and peace.
In the same way, when you have several problems in your life and become anxious it is difficult to find the solution . Do not become anxious. Anxiety sometimes even conceals the solution, which may be right before you. It blocks God’s voice and the counsel of good people. It takes away the decision-making capacity out of you. Anxiety will only confuse you and make you take wrong decisions.
Like the little boy, the best thing to do during times of anxiety is to cast all your cares on the Lord in prayer. When you do so a great peace will fill you. In peace, you can find God’s counsel, plan and vision. When you are at peace among the storm, you will hear the voice of the Holy Spirit who will give the wisdom to solve the problem. Focus on Jesus during the storm and do not let anxiety drown you. Keep calm and sail through the day. Jesus has you in the palm of His hands. God bless you.