Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life." (Philippians 4:6, 7 MSG)
- What is at the center of your life?
- What is the very first thing you think of in the morning or the last thing you are thinking about before you go to bed?
- What occupies most of your thoughts?
- If it's a problem or a worry, then it needs to be replaced and removed.
- The Apostle Paul says, "It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life."
- Jesus wants to displace your worry.
- He wants to uproot and remove it from the center.
- He wants to occupy that spot!
- The only thing that worry does is wear you out - mentally, emotionally, and physically!
- It constantly eats you up.
- Worry says, "You can't"
- Jesus says, in Luke 12:25, "Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? And if worry can’t accomplish a little thing like that, what’s the use of worrying over bigger things?"
- Worry will destroy you but Jesus came to Restore you!
- Jesus comes in and says, "You Can!"
- Jesus looks at you and say, "With man this is impossible, but with God ALL THINGS are possible.” (Mt.19:26)
- He makes the impossible - Possible!
- Today, Instead of worrying, begin to pray... Even if you don't feel like it.
- Look at what will happen, "Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down."
- Gods wholeness and God's Healing will come in!
- That is called God's peace!
- The NLT puts it this way, "Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 4:7)
- His Peace will guard and protect your heart and mind!
- Today, Displace that worry!
- Instead of using all that energy to tear yourself down and wear yourself out - Pray.
- Choose to pray, which will Build you up and and make you regain hope!
- By praying - you Fuel your dreams and stir up your faith!
- Your prayers will shape your future!
- Instead of worrying, pray!
- Have a great Thursday!