Worry has never produced anything.
Don’t worry about anything, but pray about everything. With thankful hearts offer up your prayers and requests to God. – Philippians 4:6 CEV
Just by “living life” there are plenty of opportunities to worry. But each time that we are tempted to worry we need to remember that we also have the opportunity to pray in faith.
Jesus said that worrying never produces anything. (see Matthew 6) Here in this verse in Philippians we are instructed to do something instead of worrying. PRAY in faith about whatever you are tempted to worry about.
When you pray in faith about something you are actually casting that “care” or concern over to the Lord. Also, this verse says that we should pray with thanksgiving. To thank God about what you are praying about signifies that you are believing that He is doing something about what you are praying about. That is faith. Believing that God is involved with your situation the very minute that you ask or make the request. Thanksgiving is powerful and filled with faith!
Let’s make a deal not to worry today. We pass up every opportunity to worry and instead we take every care and concern to the Lord with thanksgiving. We believe that He is doing things that we can not do. He is involved and we need not worry! Thank God!
