Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

Philippians 4:6

What peace and comfort this verse brings to the child of God. If you go on to read vs. 8, Paul is telling us what our minds should be thinking on. If we are constantly thinking on the negative, or all the “drama” in life, we will be anxious for sure! Our mindset should be centered on, as the next verse states…“whatever is, true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, and praiseworthy”. All these attributes describe our precious Lord and Savior, don’t they? We are going to go through struggles in this life, but we have the power through the indwelling Holy Spirit to go through the hard times with grace, peace, composure, and even joy when we fully understand that God is in control and that nothing can touch us that He doesn’t allow. Psalm 138:8 says that “the Lord will perfect that which concerns me”, so when anxiousness starts to creep into our hearts we can rest assured that God has it all under His watchful care because He loves us!

Thank You Jesus for coming to this earth and shedding your blood for the forgiveness of my sins. Thank You for the peace and joy that You bring to my heart, and for Your care and keeping of me through the hardships that come about in this life. I offer You my thanksgiving and praise today, Amen!