Do Not Be Anxious About Anything

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” ~Philippians 4:6-7

T-Shirts, billboards, bumper stickers, written on our mirrors, tattooed, painted or drawn…this needs to be seen every day by every person on this planet. This would change each individual life as well as humanity corporate.

Why is peace so important? Internal peace must come before there is external peace. How about those days when Murphy's Law reigns - one thing goes wrong, and everything follows suite? When we get "up on the wrong side of the bed", as my Mom used to say, and are irritated and agitated, it seems like the day gets exponentially worse. We are already dressed in fighting gear from the get go.

But, that can be changed through the power of the Holy Spirit. When we ask for peace in our soul, God will certainly grant it, for He desires that for us. And don’t forget those little words, ‘with thanksgiving’! We can thank Him for giving us peace even before we ask.

“Before they call I will answer; while they are yet speaking I will hear.” ~Isaiah 65:24