Don't Sweat It
Philippians 4:6-7
Merimnao: Merizo: "to divide" & Nous: "mind"
James 1:6-8 NIV
But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.
Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV)
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
1. Do not worry is command
Philippians 4:6a (NIV)
Do not be anxious about anything...
2. Pray about everything
Philippians 4:6b (NIV)
but in every situation, by prayer and petition
Matthew 6:25-34 (NIV)
Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
Mattew 10:29 (NIV)
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father's care.
3. Offer up thanksgiving
Philippians 4:6b (NIV)
And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Psalm 34:3 (KJV)
O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.
4. Experience His peace
Philippians 4:6 (NIV)
And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Matthew 11:28 (NIV)
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
