Devotions
Six Words Changed My Life
In Philippians 4 Paul gives us a counseling session and it’s highlighted by this comment.
- Philippians 4 – Be anxious for NOTHING, but in EVERYTHING by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Did you notice the highlighted words – nothing and everything. So if we were to sum up Paul’s counsel it can be interpreted in six words.
- Worry about NOTHING – Pray about EVERYTHING
You should say that over and over until you can say it without looking. But instead of following counsel that is sure to work because it comes from God – we actually do the very opposite and worry about everything while praying about nothing. If we would practice these six words – they will for sure change your life. Because if you take the amount of time you worry about things and experience anxiety – if that time was available to do something more productive – our lives would be enhanced.
I heard about a lady who came out of the mall and noticed she had locked her keys in the car. She also had her phone in the car and she didn’t know what to do – so she got down on her knees and prayed. She prayed Dear Lord send someone to help me. As she said amen she noticed a big, rough looking man approaching her and asked her in a deep voice – you need help? She said yes – He took a piece of metal out of his coat and shimmied it in her car window and got it unlocked in a matter of seconds. She said thank you so much my name is Sally. He said my name is Jerry and I just got out of prison. She said what were you in for – he said grand theft auto. She got on her knees again and prayed thank you God for answering my prayer and for sending a professional to do it.
Not every prayer will be answered that dramatically but every prayer will be answered. And the peace you will experience in your life will be dramatic and long lasting if you can worry about nothing and pray about everything. Those six words changed my life – I believe they can change yours as well.
