Devotional Song: … GO TO THIS LINK … Please take the time to take in YouTube images and lyrics from the group Mercy Me singing … Even If … poignantly singing of the reality that our worries often pile up to bring our faith down; … but we can, with faith, give our anxieties to God.
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Highlight Verse[s]: Matthew 6:27 [NLT] … 27 Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?
… Worrying is a worthless expense of mental energy.
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Highlight Passage [context]: Matthew 6:25-34 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Jesus’ strong preaching about the worthlessness of worry.
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Reference Passage : … Psalms 55:22 [NLT] … 22 Give your burdens to the Lord, and He will take care of you. He will not permit the godly to slip and fall.
… It’s our choice … do we carry our worries or give them to God.
Reference Passage : … Isaiah 26:3 [NLT] … 3 You will keep him in perfect peace all who trust in you, … all those whose thoughts are fixed on you.
… One of God’s wonderful prescriptions for peace in our lives … choosing to focus on the Savior rather than on self.
Reference Passage : … Philippians 4:6-7 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… God, thru Paul, shows us a much better way to handle our worries.
Reference Passage : … 1 Peter 5:7 [NLT] … 7 Give all your worries and cares to God, for He cares about you.
… Peter also helps us deal with our anxieties.
My Devotional Journal: Today's ODB author, Dave Branon, uses a story of a person who let worthless worries rule their mind. The ODB author writes … A law-abiding, honest man received a voicemail that said, “This is officer _______ from the police department. Please call me at this number.” Immediately the man began to worry—afraid that somehow he had done something wrong. He was afraid to return the call, and he even spent sleepless nights running through possible scenarios—worried that he was in some kind of trouble. The officer never called back, but it took weeks for the worry to go away.
Can anyone reading with me identify with this story about the worthlessness of worry? Worry can bring us into a state of emotional paralysis if we let it. Anybody been there in your past; … perhaps right now?
However, as the group Mercy Me sings in the linked song and the scriptures above attest, God gives us an alternative to worry which allows His peace to take charge in our lives, giving us the choice to give our anxieties over to Him.
Choosing to give our worries to God is being proactive with our faith rather than being reactive to our fears; and yes, it’s natural. But I, for one, … today … am going to choose to take God’s prescription for His peace rather than letting my fears cripple me from being His servant. … How about you?
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My THANKFULNESS: … Oh Abba Father, … thank You, Lord, … for Your grace which gives me the choice to give my anxieties over to You.
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My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, … King Jesus, … I pray, Lord, that all reading here can, and will, join me to cast our cares before You throne of grace. … Amen
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