"Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition (definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God." Philippians 4:6 (AMP)
It's easy to not worry about things when things are going right for us. Our bank accounts are full, our influence is thriving, and everything around us seems sublime. I know many of us have felt such a sensation at one point or another in our lives.
Then suddenly, adversity comes and things aren't so peachy. Typically, our first instinct is to run to God and ask, "What's up? Why the change?" Then as time progresses and the problems seemingly get worse we get anxious wondering if it was something we did, and how we could fix it on our own. Thus, begins the way we should not think and the reaction we should not make.
What if I told you that nothing you did brought this change in circumstance in your life. What if I told you that it was just life happening to you just like it does for everyone else. What if I told you the only recipe for success in good times and in bad times is just to give it all to Him... and forget about it. Would you believe me? Would you even try it? The simplicity of all this lies in the fact that all He wants from us is us... Can we handle that? Or better question can we give Him that?
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