"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God."
Philippians 4:6
Some days you wake up feeling drained both mentally and physically. So much is on your mind, so many friends and family who are going through struggles and need prayer, and for some reason pain from 28 years ago runs deep today. You just want to pull the covers back up over your head, but children will be waking soon, animals need to be fed, and the to-do list is over a mile long.
What do you do? How are you going to get through this day and get everything done in the midst of feeling like you just want to stay wrapped up in the covers?
For me, I have to look up. Focus on the positive and all that God is and what He has done and is doing in my life. Quite honestly, it can be a fight to change your focus to Christ, and sometimes I just don't have the energy. Ann Voskamp's mother-in-law told her the devil flees from hymns. So guess what, hymns are playing right now. Also, I have seen the impact that actively thanking God has on changing my perspective. So, a walk around the yard reveals much to be grateful for.
"Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." I Thessalonians 5:16-18
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The same God that created the beauty that I see around me everyday in the flowers and animals, in the clouds and the sky, the mighty trees and the vast galaxies- that same God loves and cares about me. And no matter how I feel or what I am anxious about, He is with me.
"So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in Him, rooted and built up in Him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness."
Colossians 2:6-7
