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Worrying -thanksgiving- peace
Posted by x2 (double grace)
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12:03 PM
I usually can't help but notice that to stop worrying, it will always in some way or another connect to being thankful and then having peace.
Philippians 4:6-7 says: Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
There's this self-help book titled "Stop Worrying and Start Living". Worrying is a part of life, I used to think. Its normal, and even Christians worry. In fact we worry about so many lil' stuff that Jesus addressed this issue in Matthew 6:25-34, the same thing recorede in Luke 12:22-34. The Bible is the greatest "Spirit-help" book, yeah something like "self-help", only that you do not help yourself but the Holy Spirit in you helps you "not by might, nor by pow'r, but by the Spirit of the Lord.".
I use to worry a lot, that's where all my pimples during Form 4 and 5 came from. Every single one of them represented seconds, minutes and hours spent worrying and fretting about homeworks, tests, presentations, assignments, exams...and limitless "what ifs...". That's me. The real me, although I may look "cool" (kekeh..) on the outside, in fact, I'm worrying on the inside.
Why do I worry? Sure, I know that God provides, I know that He is all powerful, nothing is impossible with God...I learnt that from Sunday school, bible classes, and through Bible Knowledge. Yes, but I didn't really UNDERSTOOD. It's a wonder how I survived Form 4 and 5 with all those worrying, God really spared me.
Anyhow, I used to think that if I did not worry, it means that I did not care enough. So I tend to "do my part"
by thinking about that something = worrying. But after listening to an audio sermon by Pastor Joshua Yee from Renewal Lutheran Church, then only i know that it was not not not God's plan at all for me to worry at all!
Its Satan's trick to cause me to worry and thus shift my focus off the goodness of God and His provision.
I realised this truth and it has set me free from unneeded worries and unnecessary stress. I began to see each day and each challenges as a chance to trust more on God, to see His hand at work. I start each day with praise and thanksgiving, thankful that I can be here, that I have a chance to study sponsored by the government. With that in mind, and focus on God, my day was full of great and little things that I am grateful for. I began to notice God's work in everything--the streak of gold in the sky,the soft breeze, the smile on my friend's face, the teachers who are good...
I do not worry about my studies, not that I don't care about it, but that I dedicate this area of my life into His care and I trust Him for wisdom, understanding, and ability to cope with the syllabus. And I do my part by studying, giving my best in every assignment and leave the result into God's hand. With that, I have this peace in me. I do not worry, I'm not stressful, and I thank God that I started living again--a vibrant worry-free life in college for Him!
Scribbles by E
#Worry is the darkroom in which "negatives" are developed.#
*You can't change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying over the future.*
Philippians 4:6-7 says: Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
There's this self-help book titled "Stop Worrying and Start Living". Worrying is a part of life, I used to think. Its normal, and even Christians worry. In fact we worry about so many lil' stuff that Jesus addressed this issue in Matthew 6:25-34, the same thing recorede in Luke 12:22-34. The Bible is the greatest "Spirit-help" book, yeah something like "self-help", only that you do not help yourself but the Holy Spirit in you helps you "not by might, nor by pow'r, but by the Spirit of the Lord.".
I use to worry a lot, that's where all my pimples during Form 4 and 5 came from. Every single one of them represented seconds, minutes and hours spent worrying and fretting about homeworks, tests, presentations, assignments, exams...and limitless "what ifs...". That's me. The real me, although I may look "cool" (kekeh..) on the outside, in fact, I'm worrying on the inside.
Why do I worry? Sure, I know that God provides, I know that He is all powerful, nothing is impossible with God...I learnt that from Sunday school, bible classes, and through Bible Knowledge. Yes, but I didn't really UNDERSTOOD. It's a wonder how I survived Form 4 and 5 with all those worrying, God really spared me.
Anyhow, I used to think that if I did not worry, it means that I did not care enough. So I tend to "do my part"
by thinking about that something = worrying. But after listening to an audio sermon by Pastor Joshua Yee from Renewal Lutheran Church, then only i know that it was not not not God's plan at all for me to worry at all!
Its Satan's trick to cause me to worry and thus shift my focus off the goodness of God and His provision.
I realised this truth and it has set me free from unneeded worries and unnecessary stress. I began to see each day and each challenges as a chance to trust more on God, to see His hand at work. I start each day with praise and thanksgiving, thankful that I can be here, that I have a chance to study sponsored by the government. With that in mind, and focus on God, my day was full of great and little things that I am grateful for. I began to notice God's work in everything--the streak of gold in the sky,the soft breeze, the smile on my friend's face, the teachers who are good...
I do not worry about my studies, not that I don't care about it, but that I dedicate this area of my life into His care and I trust Him for wisdom, understanding, and ability to cope with the syllabus. And I do my part by studying, giving my best in every assignment and leave the result into God's hand. With that, I have this peace in me. I do not worry, I'm not stressful, and I thank God that I started living again--a vibrant worry-free life in college for Him!
Scribbles by E
#Worry is the darkroom in which "negatives" are developed.#
*You can't change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying over the future.*
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