It seems as if I go round and round with these same verses
... Philippians 4: 4-6-7; Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice! 5Let everyone see that you are considerate in all you do. Remember, the Lord is coming soon. 6Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all He has done. 7Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. |
followed by these verses in my November "Pause: Gratitude" of
... Philippians 4: 8-9 And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. 9Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me—everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you. |
[the new book my Jennifer Tucker is focused on verses 8 and 9]
But it is blatantly obvious that I need all of
still in 2024. and on into 2025
FRET: to be grieved, troubled or displeased. Constantly or visibly worried or anxious. [Angst (unease) and xious]. To burn or to be kindled with anger. [various sources in my book Notes]
So for right now, I am checking out my coping strategies and accessing my tools. Yes, I'm starting over again and praying for His "...peace that passes all understanding" with more of His reassurance "Everything is secure. You can rest now." Max wrote "five verses with four admonitions that lead to (that) one wonderful promise" in verse 7 from Philippians 4:4-8 and I add 9 to complete this. My problem right now is I struggle with verse 4 and letter "C" of CALM to Celebrate ... "Rejoice in the Lord always" but this is closely followed by "A" to "Ask God for help. (verse 6) which I immediately do (have to do) upon reading that Rejoice always part ... so it's definite that I really need to Learn to "L" Leave my concerns with Him. So Lord (🙏from Max's Intro in this 11 week action plan) {I probably already shared but I need to pray it again}
*** I have much more FEAR in my life now in November than I did when I started 2024
I am beyond thankful always for His aMazing
Grace
Thank You Lord Jesus!
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"LORD
Grant me the wisdom to remember
that You are not the source of *anxiety (or *whatever)
Rather, help me remember that resting in You
provides relief from all worry.
Give me courage to choose what is
good and pure, even when it is hard or inconvenient."
end of Week 1, Max Lucado, Less Fret, More Faith
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I'm sure come December
I will need more JOY and fa-la-la
but this November
I'll keep giving thanks for ...
the C.A.L.M.
(any and all CALM)
and my Faith in Jesus, standing firm 🙏
🙏"Dear Lord, You spoke to storms. Would You speak to ours? You CALMed the hearts of the apostles. Would You CALM the chaos within us? You told them to fear not. Say the same to us.*** We are weary from our worry, battered and belittled by the gales of life. Oh Prince of Peace, bequeath to us a spirit of CALM ... will you turn a new leaf in our lives? Quench anxiety. Stir courage. Let us know less fret and more faith. In Your name, amen."🙏"Less Fret, More Faith" |
*** I have much more FEAR in my life now in November than I did when I started 2024