So it is Day 5 in the 40 Days in the Word experience for me. Each day is a joy to spend in God’s word, reviewing truths I know and confessing forgetfulness of truths I learned previously but forgot.
Today’s verse is,
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4.6, NIV
My application,
My gratitude is often overwhelmed by anxiety. Being anxious limits my ability to be thankful. My conversation (prayer) with God leaves me without peace because I take ownership of things that belong to Him. Just like a two-year-old I insist, “Me do it” even when I know I cannot.
“Anxiety” is the key word. Defined, it means
..an abnormal and overwhelming sense of apprehension and fear often marked by physiological signs, by doubt concerning the reality and nature of the threat, and by self-doubt about one’s capacity to cope with it…
I suffer from the projected outcomes of situations. I am able to extrapolate with reasonable accuracy the outcomes of present situations; situations I know for certain I cannot control. God does control the future. I am commanded to come in the reality of my present, offer it honestly to God in conversation and then thank Him for my present and that He is managing my future.
What a blessed challenge.
What causes you to be anxious? Do you have trouble remembering to honestly talk to God about what is concerning you? Do you struggle with being thankful for your present?
