Text: _Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God._ (Phil. 4:6 NET)
Worrying is a limitation in disguise. Overcoming worry is one of God’s wonderful gifts to you as a believer. Worry and fear are very faithful friends united to limit lives from fulfilling God’s plan. The world has developed all sorts of self-help strategies to assist people in overcoming worry and anxiety over the issues of life, however, the things that make people worry and fearful seem to be increasing by the day.
The scripture above says “do not be anxious about anything”, including that very thing that is causing your heart to pound inside your chest today. This instruction is not some psychological self-help strategy to cope with stress. It is full of divine power and life to MAKE YOU not to worry. God’s peace is not the absence of problems, but the presence of calm and assurance in the midst of problems. This is what the world cannot fabricate. You should not wait until your problems are settled or resolved before you stop worrying. Catch this truth - the power to change the situation that is causing you to worry is released as you DO God’s Word. You are a spirit being, and your life is controlled from inside of you. The scripture says “Guard your heart with all vigilance, for from it are the sources of life” (Prov. 4:23 NET). One of the most important things you can do to overcome worry is to keep your mind on God’s Word and not on the issue causing you anxiety. This is so important. “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee” (Isa. 26:3 KJV). Break the limitations of worry today.
Pray: Ask the Spirit to help you keep your mind on God rather than that financial need, pain, relationship crises etc.