“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God which passes all understanding shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 4:6-7 MKJV
What do you say to someone who has lost their most important possession in life? How do you communicate peace when they have lost the one person they loved the most? The world is not fair, it is not a place where we will get all our answers but we have to continue to strive in love and move on from the pain. The question is HOW?
There are many resources and practical steps the world provides but nothing can be more powerful than the answers given to us in the Bible. The above verses from the book of Philippians gather all these “feel good” concepts under one main heading and we call it prayer. The GOD who created heaven and earth, the birds that fly, the fish that swim, requires us to be anxious for nothing, but to speak to HIM on our knees and bring forth all that is our hearts with an attitude, not of anger, or depression or hatred but of thanksgiving. How easy is that? , when the future looks dark , when the one I loved the most will not be by my side anymore, when every corner of where I am reminds me of yesterday….
We have to look at it the way GOD wants us to see it and this means - :
- Bringing GOD back into your life - : GOD can’t be brought back in anger or depression, He has to be brought with a heart of thanksgiving. We bring GOD back by understanding that He has a greater purpose, a deeper mystery and a plan to be accomplished through the pain and loss. Let not our anger and loss make us walk away from GOD. The whole world may blame HIM but HE is our only hope. So let’s bring HIM back into our lives by seeking His presence, acknowledging His voice and crying before HIM.
- Giving Thanks - : Remember all that He has done for us and continues to do for us. Anxiety can be removed when we face our future with a heart of thanksgiving. Thank HIM for the souls He has taken and for giving them rest. Thank HIM for giving you strength to walk through the fire and overcome all obstacles in the faith that His many saints have walked before us.
- Making your requests known - : At these times it is hard to share your feelings, your deepest pains and the cry of your heart with others. The only person who can hear the deepest groaning of your heart is GOD. Thus let’s make every single request before HIM, clear and pure. The hurts, anger, pain, past, future, needs, wants, every single thing bring it before HIM. He will not question you but will listen and lead you on.
- Knowing Jesus Christ- : Once we have laid bare all, GOD allows His Son Jesus Christ to take control of our lives. We are assured that He is in control when a peace beyond understanding flows through our lives. This peace is beyond the logical calculations of the human mind and we start knowing who Jesus is. He then guards our minds and hearts from evil thoughts and desires which push us back into a depressive lifestyle. Jesus helps us pray and walk in confidence of GOD knowing that this world is not our home and we will see those who have left us soon.... very soon.
“Let GOD’s love cover us and bring us to His feet
Let us lay down all our burdens, for they will all be borne by His Son
Giving us all the peace we need to walk in this dark world
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