“Don’t Worry: PRAY!”

“Don’t Worry: PRAY!”

 

Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything.  Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all He has done.  Then you will experience God’s Peace, which exceeds anything we can understand.  His Peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.    Philippians 4:6-7

 

Sometimes we are faced with UNCERTAINTIES that can SHAKE our world, we seem to be thrown off guard, and WORRY and FRET seems to permeate our lives.  The Apostle Paul is a good example of someone who has INNER JOY in spite of his outer circumstances, in his case it was PERSECUTION, IMPRISONMENT, and the THREAT of DEATH.  Yet, he TRUSTED God, with whatever his circumstances were.  And with JOY and GENTLENESS he was able to NOT WORRY.  WORRY and  CONCERN are very different. WORRY shows a LACK of TRUST in God and His POWER.  CONCERN is CARING, and showing that concern for another’s troubles, and it means that you GENUINELY CARE.  

 

Paul ENCOURAGES the BELIEVER, to PRAY instead of WORRYING, or being ANXIOUS over ANY TROUBLESOME MATTER. There are certain areas of PRAYER that we should ACKNOWLEDGE.  First, is PETITION; this is requesting an answer to a SPECIFIC NEED.  Next, is the ATTITUDE of the HEART, which SHOULD be one of THANKSGIVING.  One SHOULD be THANKFUL for ALL that GOD has DONE, is DOING, and WILL DO. And then REQUESTS, which are DEFINITE and SPECIFIC APPEALS for something that is desired or NEEDED.   When we PRAY with a THANKFUL and TRUSTING HEART then will we be able to EXPERIENCE the PEACE of GOD.  Ephesians 2:14 tells us that; “Christ Himself has brought PEACE to US.” Therefore, we can say that JESUS is our PEACE.

 

But keep in mind that; this PEACE of GOD is ONLY for the TRUE BELIEVER, that person, who has TRULY GIVEN their HEART and LIFE to GOD, through the SHED BLOOD of the LORD JESUS CHRIST, God’s ONLY SON, who SUFFERED and DIED, and was RISEN from DEATH and the GRAVE, for ALL MANKIND. This PEACE TRANSCENDS ALL UNDERSTANDING.  It is BEYOND mankind’s COMPREHENSION.  And it GUARDS the HEARTS and MINDS of GOD’S CHILDREN.

 

In order for you to become a TRUE BELIEVER, and to EXPERIENCE GOD’S PEACE, you MUST FIRST ADMIT that you are a SINNER, in NEED of the SAVIOR, the LORD JESUS CHRIST.  You MUST BELIEVE, that JESUS died for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in HEAVEN, making intercession for you, before God.  You MUST CONFESS your sins to GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  You MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY from your SINFUL life-style, and TURN TO GOD. And ACCEPT His Gift of SALVATION and DON’T WORRY, PRAY with a THANKFUL, and TRUSTING HEART, and REJOICE that you will be able to ESCAPE an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once you are there. And that you will RECEIVE an ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS. Thanks to JESUS!! So, DO this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!