Philippians 4:6 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”
When I want to really dig deep and understand the meaning of a verse, I often look up key words in the scripture. Let’s take a minute and do that. Let’s start with the word anxious. Listen to the definition: experiencing worry; unease; nervousness; typically by an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome. Well, there you go. Sounds exactly where we are walking today and for the coming weeks. An imminent event. But lets look at another word in that verse, petition. It means to appeal to authority with respect.
We are walking in times with an uncertain outcome, and as much as we are trying to keep our chins up, we are anxious somewhere deep inside because we are being hit on all sides by too much information…..and we are listening to it. Now that we have a better understanding of a couple of words in this verse, let’s write it for today, March 18, 2020.
“Do not be worried, uneasy or nervous about whatever is coming in the future, about sickness, about our needs being met or being “locked down”, but in all of these or any situation to come, pray and appeal to God who has authority over everything, be thankful for His love, His provision, His protection, His guidance, His presence and His power in our lives, then faithfully without fear bring your requests to Him.”
There is no need for us to have anxiousness in our hearts. There is no need to worry. But there is need for us to be in prayer about every situation, then move on to being thankful for a God who hears.
God is still in control. He’s got this. He is walking every step with us. We need to square our shoulders like the army of God we are, have no fear, and march on. Be encouraged today to be strong and courageous, not fearful or anxious. We can trust Him.
Love you all.
Dana2day 
❤️
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