From Be Still and Know...
"Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything; tell God your needs and don't forget to thank him for his answer" (Philippians 4:6, LB).
How easy it is to say to someone, "Don't worry." But that does not give the person the comfort he needs, nor the solution to his problem.
God tells us not to worry about anything, but He doesn't stop there. He has a formula by which we can exchange worry for peace, a supernatural peace that passes understanding. The cure for worry is prayer - "PRAY about EVERYTHING."
The Amplified Bible reads "in EVERY circumstance and in EVERYTHING by prayer." If we are not to worry about anything, we must pray about everything. We must bring our requests to Him and leave them with Him. We are not to pray about just some things, or most things, but EVERYTHING.
Often when problems arise we go to a dear friend for help. Sometimes the friend can help; sometimes not. But through prayer we have access into the presence of the One who can answer every need. Nothing is impossible with Him. In our helplessness we not only come to Him with our burdens but leave them with Him. "In everything with PRAYER and SUPPLICATIONS let your requests be made known unto GOD."
If we are to pray about everything at all times, we must be sure to keep the line of communication open. Nothing must be allowed in our lives to cause a short circuit. Then when emergencies arise, requiring "SOS" prayers, we have instant contact with Him, finding HIM listening on the other end of the line.
We can develop the best plans to meet our needs, we can look to people for help, we can depend on our strongest resources, but they cannot be a substitute for prayer. God alone knows what we really need and how to supply it. He invites us to, "Call upon Me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not" (Jeremiah 33:3).
What is the cure for worry? PRAYER. What are you worrying about today? "Tell God every detail of your needs in thankful prayer" (Philippians 4:6, Phillips).
What a Friend we have in Jesus, All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry Everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry Everything to God in prayer!
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