Do Not Grow Anxious

This week I had the privilege of being with these boys on the morning they
headed off to a new school.  I was amazed at the peace they had.
I'm sure it helped having a brother alongside.

That same night I sat for 3 1/2 hours in an emergency room.  There was no peace in that place.

Heart wrenching and disturbing all at the same time.  The work the Lord provided for my husband to do during that waiting period was so unexpected, but so God ordained.

Philippians 4:6 is familiar to all of us. "...do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God."

Paul's words pack a big punch when we realize he wrote them from prison to his beloved Christian brothers and sisters in Philippi. The four prison epistles came from various objectives of Paul's.  Some carried warnings in a time of crisis, but this book, Philippians, is filled with love and encouragement from a man who knew what it was like to face situations that could bring on anxiety.

Jesus is our peace and the pathway to a life where we can lay our worries down.