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“Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition (definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God” (Philippians 4:6, Amplified).
It’s amazing how we can become stressed out about things – even good things – when we continue to worry about them. Sometimes our excitement about new things can quickly shift to a fear of the unknown, or a new opportunity that we felt peaceful about originally is suddenly doomed to failure because we have decided to fret about it.
The funny thing is, sometimes we think all this worrying is prayer, particularly if we tell God about it. I used to think that. I would pour out my heart to God and wonder sometimes why I didn’t feel any better. Now I know it is because I simply decided to worry out loud to God. Read the rest of this entry »
