The Greek word for worry<\/i> basically means \u2018to divide the mind\u2019. Worry splits you right down the middle; instead of dwelling on God\u2019s promises, you dwell on your problems. Worry is like a rocking chair\u2014it gives you something to do but it doesn\u2019t get you anywhere. Instead of relieving you of tomorrow\u2019s troubles, it robs you of today\u2019s strength\u2014and you can\u2019t afford to lose your strength. <\/p>\n
So how can you stop worrying?<\/i> The Bible has a two-part answer: God\u2019s part, and our part. Our part includes prayer and gratitude: \u2018Don\u2019t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all He has done.\u2019<\/i> (Philippians 4:6 NLT) In order to worry less you must pray more, and also remember to express your gratitude. You can go to God confidently for the next<\/i> thing, when you\u2019ve taken time to thank Him for the last<\/i> thing. <\/p>\n
And what\u2019s God\u2019s part? \u2018If you do this you will experience God\u2019s peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will keep your thoughts and your hearts quiet and at rest as you trust in Christ Jesus.\u2019<\/i> (Philippians 4:7 TLB) <\/p>\n
Note the words: \u2018You will experience God\u2019s peace.\u2019<\/i> <\/p>\n
Imagine having God\u2019s<\/i> peaceful state of mind! Do you think He battles anxiety? Or wrings His hands and asks the angels for antacids? Your problem is no more challenging to God than a twig is to an elephant. He enjoys perfect peace because He enjoys perfect power\u2014and He offers His peace to you. When you do your part through prayer and thanksgiving, you\u2019ll have a peaceful state of mind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Greek word for worry basically means \u2018to divide the mind\u2019. Worry splits you right down the middle; instead of dwelling on God\u2019s promises, you dwell on your problems. Worry is like a rocking chair\u2014it gives you something to do but it doesn\u2019t get you anywhere. Instead of relieving you of tomorrow\u2019s troubles, it robs […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1300"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1300"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1300\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}