Hollywood Prayer Network On Anxiety & WorrySample

DON'T WORRY ABOUT TOMORROW!

"Worrying always results in sin. We tend to think that a little anxiety and worry are simply an indication of how wise we really are, yet it is actually a much better indication of just how wicked we are. Fretting rises from our determination to have our own way. Our Lord never worried and was never anxious, because His purpose was never to accomplish His own plans but to fulfill God’s plans. Fretting is wickedness for a child of God." Oswald Chambers

PRAY: Dear Lord, You tell me not to worry and yet I keep doing it. Thank You for reminding me that each day will have its own troubles, that I should expect hard times, but I STILL should not worry. I need You every moment of every day to help me and change me so that I can replace worry with joy and peace. Please change my heart and my thoughts so that I will not worry about tomorrow, but only focus on today and Your provision for me.

REFLECT: What good does it do to worry about tomorrow - or to worry about anything, for that matter? Why do we keep worrying when God tells us over and over that we don't have to? There has to be some way that God can change our thoughts so that we can plan for tomorrow but not worry about tomorrow. What could that possibly be?

ACT: God tells us to live our lives today without worrying about tomorrow, but He doesn't mean that we shouldn't plan for tomorrow. So we don't necessarily have to change our actions, only our thoughts. Worry is a state of mind that comes from a lack of trust or faith in God. What is one thing you worry most about that you can control by finding a verse that counters that worry? Go find it, memorize it, and bring it to mind each time you start to worry!