Worry and Faith...

On Saturday night at 2:30 am I woke up with an anxiety attack. Actually I am not sure if if was a full blown attack as defined by the American Psychological Association, but I sure was filled with fear and worry and I definitely could not sleep. As I lay in bed trying not to think about my struggle to finish the DMIN paper and our yet to be determined future and some other things that have been on my mind, I was reminded of Philippians 4:6 which says, "Do not be anxous about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." And then verse 7 says, "And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus." As I refected on that verse, I began to pray and put the paper and our future in the Lord's hands. I must say that I did not immediately go back to sleep. It was not a little battle - in fact the impetus to worry kept raging for a while. But I asked God for faith to trust Him (do not forget faith is not something you conjure up, it is a gift from God) and I continued to thank God for His faithfulness and give everything to Him one thing at a time. Well in time I did get back to sleep. Not only that but I woke up in the morning with fresh ideas for the paper and I had renewed peace that God had not forgotten about our future.

I share this just to remind anyone who reads this, that God's Word is true. He will give us the faith to walk in the fullness of His promises if we will just ask Him to give it to us. In fact He will do it right now if you will just ask Him and keep asking Him until He has done it. So why not do it right now? Why not ask God to give you His gift of faith to be able to trust Him with the details of your day? The Bible says we do not have because we do not ask - so ask Him and wait to receive what He has for you. Blessings upon you as you live for His glory...