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Philippians 4:6-7, Be anxious for nothing, but in prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

We are told to search for understanding as if it were precious silver.  When understanding is found and is applied to our heart, Proverb 2:5 states, “then we will fear the Lord”.  We are told in the Bible to not lean on our own understanding because God’s way is higher than ours.

Paul, in this verse, speaks about not being anxious in any given situation.  Today, there are so many people giving us so much information that it is difficult to know truth from fiction.  Is the slant given by these individuals their opinion; are those reporting trying to create a particular point of view as truth?  Does the point of view of the owner of Amazon really matter, is it truth? My friend D. C. Adkisson (irapaine.com) wrote yesterday “Instead of binge television, or binge movie watching, or binge eating, why not a "binge" of reading and studying God's Word?  Ahhh, the water is so refreshing.”  “Be anxious for nothing”!  Read God’s Word; it is certainly refreshing in these times.

If you are anxious, why not take time to pray to the Creator of the universe to take the anxiety away and replace it with His peace.  The Apostle Paul includes being thankful when we pray.  There is so much to be thankful for if we just take the time to consider what God has done for us.  Thanksgiving must be included when we pray.  It helps all that anxiety to slip away because your concentration is on the goodness of God.

The peace of God begins to replace all real or imagined fear that has become apart of so many people’s life right now.  Notice that Paul tells us that the peace that God gives is beyond all our understanding.  It allowed Jesus to sleep in a boat when the storm caused the disciples to fear for their lives. It is the peace that enabled Christians to be martyred for their faith in Jesus Christ.  It is the peace the body of Christ must exhibit to give hope to a world that certainly needs it, needs to see true belief in the one who is “the Way, the Truth and the Life”.

The peace of God goes beyond our understanding; it guards our heart and mind.  It protects our heart (the breastplate of righteousness) from evil in order for us to remain pure and holy; we are protected by the blood of Jesus.  It protects our mind (the helmet of salvation) so our focus is kept on Jesus Christ and Satan will not get a stronghold on our thoughts.

I guess it is our choice – to be anxious or to go to the Lord in prayer to give our anxiety to Him.

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