“Don’t be pulled in different directions or worried about a thing. Be saturated in prayer throughout each day, offering your faith-filled requests before God with overflowing gratitude. Tell him every detail of your life, then God’s wonderful peace that transcends human understanding, will guard your heart and mind through Jesus Christ.” Philippians 4:6-7 TPT
Anxiety ceases when we encounter the peace of an infinitely-happy God. When we rejoice in the One who is perfectly happy, we are filled with happiness and peace.
It’s extremely difficult for a closed-fist posture of worry, anxiety and stress to coexist with the raised-hands posture of worship. When we come to God with open hands, acknowledging His goodness, recognizing His kindness, trusting His sovereignty and control, we release the worry we’ve been holding onto so tightly.
Turn your panic into prayers and the peace of God will be in you. Fix your thoughts on the things of God and put them into practice, and the God of peace will be with you. That’s when happiness and the peace of God fills your heart.
Father, even in the midst of these challenges, I am leaning on your faithfulness. In the depths of this fear, God, I’m counting on you and I know all shall be well IJN.
Shalom!