"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."
There really is so much you could get stressed over in this life; and actually, none of it is worth stressing over! What good will worrying do you? It is not only very unproductive (and bad for your health as well), but according to the Bible, worrying is a sin! By worrying, we are actually telling God that we do not have complete faith and trust in Him, and in His decisions. "But without faith it is impossible to please Him..." Hebrews 11:6
Nothing can happen to a person unless God, in His goodness, allows it... even the most tragic things that happen in the world come about because God has a good reason for it, that will result in accomplishing His purposes-- drawing more souls to Heaven.
Isn't that a wonderful thought?
Psalms 23:4
"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me."
Proverbs 3:5,6
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. "
The more we learn about our wonderful Lord (through prayer and Bible reading), the more faith we'll have in Him!
Matthew 6:25-34
"Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble."
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