“Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.”
Philippians 4:6(NLT)
“How can you tell me
not to worry – that’s all I know how to do!”
Worrying
is what many of God’s people do best these days. Not because we want to, but
because it’s so much happening all around us that worrying is the first
response many of us run to. None of us could have predicted that we'd face
times like these. They are dangerous times, and things have been this way for a
long time. People are struggling to keep their lives together. Many women are
facing evictions and abandonment right now and they don’t know where to turn.
As with any challenge, this season is a reminder of how delicate and fragile
life is. Circumstances and situations reveal that we are definitely not in
control, and if there’s anyone that thought they could live without God’s grace
and mercy, they are experiencing a wake-up call like no other.
Whenever
and whatever the crisis, God tells us in His Word how to approach it. He tells
us to go instantly into prayer about it. 1John 5:14(ESV) tells us,
"And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask
anything according to his will he hears us." Nothing slips by our
Heavenly Father. He is fully aware of everything we're going through. As a
matter of truth, He knew we'd face it long before we ever thought about it. He
knows every detail of every-and-any-thing that has ever happened, in your life
and in the lives of everyone else. Regardless of the situation, or how
conditions appear, He tells us to pray.
The
Apostle Paul, tells us in 1Timothy 2:1-2(NLT), “1 I urge you, first of all,
to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and
give thanks for them. 2 Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so
that we can live peaceful and quiet lives marked by godliness and dignity.” As
God’s children, we are to take on His nature and begin to move in what He has
called us to do. We are to pray for others as well as ourselves. We're to pray
for those in governmental authority, whether we agree with them or not. God's
Will is that believers have a life of peace, and in order to live in peace, we
are to align our thoughts, words, and deeds with the example of Jesus Christ.
This means that we don’t just sit on our hands and complain about our
situations; we get busy trusting God and praying in faith.
2Timothy
1:9(NLT) says, “For God saved us and called us to live a holy life. He did
this, not because we deserved it, but because that was his plan from before the
beginning of time—to show us his grace through Christ Jesus.” Even in the
midst of our pain and turmoil, we must have confidence that God saved us and
called us. We couldn't do anything to earn the blessings He's given us through
Christ. It's because of God's grace that we have received His tremendous
provision, protection, and care. We must pray to invite the power of God into
our situations and to demonstrate that we honor the reality and magnitude of
who our God is. He's truly awesome and amazing. He's loving towards us, and He
delights in helping us. We should go to Him with everything, from the least to
the greatest details of our lives. James 5:16 tells us that the prayers of a
righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. We have been
given the authority of Jesus Christ in the earth, and this authority allows us
to partner with God to set a path of change in our lives.
If you want to see results, pray. Even though you don't know what tomorrow may bring or how your circumstances will change, pray honestly, openly, and frequently. Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, knows exactly what to do, and he knows exactly how to help. He wants you to trust his love enough to pray and believe that he will not and cannot fail you. No matter what we're going through, we must pray in faith. God helped those before us, and they faced greater peril and desperation than we can imagine. Just like them, He didn't bring us this far to leave us. Remain diligent in prayer and believing. Do not doubt God's power, and be confident that He will never leave or forsake you when your trust is firmly planted in Him. ■
Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living
Translation, copyright © 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers,
Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved.
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version (ESV) is adapted
from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright Division of Christian
Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. All
rights reserved.
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