The Answer to Worry
11/23/08
Dr. Phil Wilkes, Phillipians 4:4-7
Many people begin to feel stress during the Thanksgiving and Christamas season. How do you prevent being overwhelmed by stress, worry and anxiety during this season? The Apostle Paul writes to the Philippian Christians with counsel on what God wants to do in your life. Paul writes this from a prison cell. His life was very difficult and yet he says that you do not have to be anxious about anything. Bring your requests to God and the Lord will guard your heart with his peace.
You cannot buy this peace. You cannot manufacture this peace. But you can receive God’s peace as a gift when you choose to trust yourself to His care. With all the turmoil in our nation right now this is good news. You do not have to live each day plagued by worry. You can experience peace instead of anxiety. The key is to turn your focus on the Lord Jesus Christ and put your life in his hands.
Many people begin to feel stress during the Thanksgiving and Christamas season. How do you prevent being overwhelmed by stress, worry and anxiety during this season? The Apostle Paul writes to the Philippian Christians with counsel on what God wants to do in your life. Paul writes this from a prison cell. His life was very difficult and yet he says that you do not have to be anxious about anything. Bring your requests to God and the Lord will guard your heart with his peace.
You cannot buy this peace. You cannot manufacture this peace. But you can receive God’s peace as a gift when you choose to trust yourself to His care. With all the turmoil in our nation right now this is good news. You do not have to live each day plagued by worry. You can experience peace instead of anxiety. The key is to turn your focus on the Lord Jesus Christ and put your life in his hands.