Tuesday February 28th, 2023
Meditate on: Philippians 4:6 NLT
« Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. »
Read: Matthew 6:25-34
25 This is why I tell you: do not be worried about the food and drink you need in order to stay alive, or about clothes for your body. After all, isn’t life worth more than food? And isn’t the body worth more than clothes?
26 Look at the birds: they do not plant seeds, gather a harvest and put it in barns; yet your Father in heaven takes care of them! Aren’t you worth much more than birds?
27 Can any of you live a bit longer by worrying about it?
28 “And why worry about clothes? Look how the wild flowers grow: they do not work or make clothes for themselves.
29 But I tell you that not even King Solomon with all his wealth had clothes as beautiful as one of these flowers.
30 It is God who clothes the wild grass—grass that is here today and gone tomorrow, burned up in the oven. Won’t he be all the more sure to clothe you? What little faith you have!
31 So do not start worrying: ‘Where will my food come from? Or my drink? Or my clothes?’
32 (These are the things the unbelievers are always concerned about.) Your Father in heaven knows that you need all these things.
33 Instead, be concerned above everything else with the Kingdom of God and with what he requires of you, and he will provide you with all these other things.
34 So do not worry about tomorrow; it will have enough worries of its own. There is no need to add to the troubles each day brings.
Understand:
Anxiety is a feeling of worry, nervousness or uneasiness exhibited by a person due to the pressure of an imminent event or circumstance with an uncertain outcome.
It can also be described as being in a state of apprehension when something unpleasant is about to happen.
The inability to meet the expectations of daily life as an individual, parent or employer of labor ranks high among situations that lead to anxiety.
When you need to pay for essential things like food, accommodation, electricity, medical services, gas or school fees and the means is not there, anxiety can set in.
As employer of labor, when you have few days to payday and the money to pay your staff is not forthcoming, anxiety will knock on the door of your heart.
When you are facing tons of important issues that must be handled within limited time frame, you are also susceptible to anxiety.
When a loved one is about to undergo a delicate medical procedure, or when a hurricane, earthquake or any other natural disaster is imminent, the natural mind is bound to be anxious.
A natural man will definitely be anxious in circumstances such as these. However, as a child of God, when faced with such situations, the Holy Spirit has told us what to do, saying in 1 Peter 5:7 NLT:
« Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.»
We must learn to cast our problems on Jesus, knowing that anxiety cannot solve anything.
Are you operating under the threat of evildoers right now?
– Are you faced with the worst financial crisis of your life?
– Is your marriage going through turbulent times?
– Is your family experiencing the worst attack of the devil ever?
– Is temptation having the better part of you at the moment?
– Have you just suffered the loss of a loved one and the future looks bleak?
– Have you gotten yourself involved in cultism or some other diabolical affair and don’t know how to come out?
– Are you hooked on hard drugs or under any other form of addiction?
– Have you dabbled into gangsterism and other dangerous vices and can find no way out?
– Is failure or disappointment pushing you to the edge and suicide has crossed your mind a few times?
Irrespective of the jam you find yourself in, accept this invitation and come to Jesus today. Cast your burden on Him in prayer, and you will experience the power of His love like never before.
I pray that the powerful hand of God will intervene in your situation today, and your deliverance will be hastened in Jesus’ Name.
Prayer point: Father, please calm every storm in my life and give me peace in Jesus’ Name.
Author: Pst E. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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