No Worries

January 4, 2013

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.   - Philippians 4:6-7


A young lady shared with me that one of her resolutions for 2013 was not to worry so much.  I talked with her a little about the "type of worrier" she was. I  posed two questions? Was the focus of her worry primarily on current life situations  or on potential problems that may occur in the future? Her response:"a little of both."

Knowing that I was speaking to a fellow Christian I prayed for the right scripture to share that would cover it all.  I spoke about the "the lilies of the field" (St. Matthew 6:27-29) for a start.  However, the Holy Spirit whispered, nothing "Be careful for nothing..."  I then began to share Philippians 4:6-7.

What this scripture tells us in essence is, "no worries."  Through His word, we hear: "be careful", "don't be anxious", don't worry."  Rather, whatever you are faced with in life, any situation and likewise any achievement, tell God about it through prayer, talk to God, have a conversation with Him.  Supplication while also a conversation is very personal and specific, a crying out for help, getting "real with the worries" and laying the burdens down.  Three very important components are mentioned here: 1) Prayer 2) Supplication 3) Thanksgiving.  Taking God at His Word as recorded here and petitioning Him and thanking Him results in "no worries", thereby providing peace that cannot be explained as we read in verse seven.

I explained to my young sister in Christ that it is not that we will never be tempted to worry or that we will never succumb to the temptation to fret.  However, we have a remedy, a solution.  The more we trust and exchange God's Word for our human application, in this case the tendency to worry, the stronger we become.

No worries!

God bless!

Sis. Stephanie D. K. Tyus