In Everything! (just sayin')

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice!

Let your gentle, spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near.

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts, and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:4-7

Guard your heart. Guard your mind. Don't be anxious. In everything, by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, make your requests to God. In another place, scripture teaches us to pray without ceasing. Pray. Just do it. The only way to get 'good at it'...is to do it!
And, keep on praying until there is peace that doesn't make any sense in your circumstance. Peace. We all want it, we all crave it...but only our God's presence can give it to us. But, we focus on our circumstance and many times cut off the possibility for peace. We get bogged down in details that we cannot control, or that do not matter.

I love the words 'do not be anxious' in the scripture above. You know what that feels like, anxious-ness or worry as we more commonly call it...somehow we think we must worry because we are parents, or because our job is difficult and high stress...or because our life isn't going as we'd planned.

The reality is that God created us to worship and rely on Him for everything. Everything. Everything we need. So, if we stay focused on being thankful in our circumstance, and focused on fact that 'this' might just be for our growing to spiritual maturity, we have a more Heavenly perspective, and a front row seat to watch God move actual mountains in front of our eyes.

I know, there are times when our lives come crashing in...and we don't see a glimmer of hope...or light. This recently happened to me. It didn't take long before I was listening as dear friends spoke scripture in to my ear, and the God of the Universe made His presence known to me. When we worship, we usher in God's presence, and so it makes sense on some level to worship in the midst of our darkest hour. I also know this, because I have lived it.

I'm 'just sayin' today...not much else. In everything. In everything, we will shout for His Glory! In everything, we will give Him all praise! Try it!