"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.
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."
Philippians 4:6-8
Some great stuff here. The first part is basically telling us not to be overly concerned about anything, but to take it all to God, who can sort it out, and with things in God's hands we will find peace.
The last verse I think is part of this idea of finding peace, and Paul suggests here that we think about some good things. We could definitely get deeper into what those things are, but what struck me today is just the overall idea that one of the ways to peace is to focus on the good... and that seems so totally opposite what we often do in our lives, instead worrying about everything, and thinking about all of the stressors in our lives rather than finding the good things all around us. I think following his counsel is a good idea. It's not blinding ourselves to reality... it's just focusing on the part of reality that we haven't been paying attention to. :)
Today, let's actively seek peace by focusing on the good rather than inviting the bad to come and stay in our hearts and our minds. Let's work on not letting stress drive us, but instead do what we can and then ask God for the things we need, trusting that things will happen according to his will. As we learn to trust God more and more, the more we'll come to notice his amazing blessings in our lives, and the more we will find peace.
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."
Philippians 4:6-8
Some great stuff here. The first part is basically telling us not to be overly concerned about anything, but to take it all to God, who can sort it out, and with things in God's hands we will find peace.
The last verse I think is part of this idea of finding peace, and Paul suggests here that we think about some good things. We could definitely get deeper into what those things are, but what struck me today is just the overall idea that one of the ways to peace is to focus on the good... and that seems so totally opposite what we often do in our lives, instead worrying about everything, and thinking about all of the stressors in our lives rather than finding the good things all around us. I think following his counsel is a good idea. It's not blinding ourselves to reality... it's just focusing on the part of reality that we haven't been paying attention to. :)
Today, let's actively seek peace by focusing on the good rather than inviting the bad to come and stay in our hearts and our minds. Let's work on not letting stress drive us, but instead do what we can and then ask God for the things we need, trusting that things will happen according to his will. As we learn to trust God more and more, the more we'll come to notice his amazing blessings in our lives, and the more we will find peace.
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