Don't Worry

Philippians 4:6-7

Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. If you do this, you will experience God's peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

How will the bills get paid this month? Will I get that promotion that they promised me? What will my final grade be? All my friends are sick. Will I come down with it too?

We tend to worry about little things and about big things. Reasons to worry are all around us. When 1999 was wrapping up some people were so worried about what would happen they bought a week's worth of food supplies and stocked up on water.

Being prepared and being cautious is not the same as being worried. We are to be wise in all that we do. We should not go on a long trip in our car without a way to purchase gasoline or food and perhaps have extra water, a flashlight, and batteries. That would be unwise and downright foolish.

Now Paul is not telling us that we should be irresponsible and foolish. He is not saying that we should stick our heads in the sand and just expect God to do everything for us.

Can God make that tank of gasoline go further than it normally does? Sure He can. He will supply all our needs as we walk forth in what He has for us to do.

The key here is that we are never alone. He is always walking with us on our day to day journey. He is right there with us at every turn ready to comfort us and guide us. All we have to do is listen.

He abides in us and we abide in Him. Holy Spirit, the spirit of Christ lives in us! And yet we seem to forget that as we go about our earthly journey. As we make choices we may tend to rely on our knowledge first and not listen to what Holy Spirit is trying to tell us. We are focused on our own wisdom. It is His  wisdom we need and all of it is right here for the asking. And if when we believe that, then we will experience God's peace.

Knowing He is always there means that we know that we never have to worry about anything.