if you know me well, you know that i worry. about EVERYTHING. this week has been a booger. i've had little peace and so much angst. and i have had a really hard time trusting the Lord with my stuff and have struggled with laying my burdens at His feet. isn't it amazing how quickly we pick up our troubles and try to carry them on our shoulders?? and how quickly we forget how He has carried us through recent trials? i mean seriously. wasn't i just here? and oh how He brought me through!
He took me to Philippians 4:6-8 last night. just thought i needed to put it down on paper to remind me (well this isn't paper, is it?).
"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things. "
...and its always interesting what "The Message" says... so here you go:
"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. Summing it all up, friends, I'd say you'll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse."
