This is so very all-encompassing. There are no cracks, no backdoors, no exceptions. All or nothing sums it up. The Holy Spirit, through Paul, is telling us that anxiety of any nature is redeemable, curable. In fact, there is a vaccine. Wow, give me the full dose! Just think about a usual day\u2014is there ever one that is perfectly free from anxious moments? They may be minor, but they are there. I could create a list, but it is better if you do your own. You might start with the nagging ones, those that seem to haunt your peace in life. When will the other shoe drop? Don\u2019t tell me that during these pandemic months, your anxiety level has not risen.<\/p>\n
I mentioned the vaccine. Well, Paul shares it in the same verse.\u00a0\u201c\u2026by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God\u2026\u201d<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Sounds easy enough. If you notice the Spirit is inviting us to pray, make our requests, but the real key to me is\u00a0\u2018with thanksgiving\u2019<\/em>. Because you are actually transferring your worries to God, believing, and your trust in his Sovereign power is so great that you are already thanking him even before the transaction is complete. That\u2019s called faith.<\/p>\n So, with what does God replace anxiety?\u00a0Peace\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>that passes all understanding\u2014and it guards your heart and mind\u2014in Christ Jesus. Anybody in to peace? What an exchange-peace versus anxiety!<\/em>\u00a0He has promised that he will\u00a0never<\/u>\u00a0leave you nor forsake you. The Psalmist was speaking to the same thing.\u00a0\u201cCast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will\u00a0never<\/u>\u00a0permit the righteous to be moved”<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>(v. 55.22). I underlined never for emphasis. Pray, request, cast, thank and enjoy your peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cBe anxious for nothing, but in everything\u2026\u201d This is so very all-encompassing. There are no cracks, no backdoors, no exceptions. All or nothing sums it up. 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