Facing the Giant of FearSýnishorn

# Are you worried? ## ‘Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.’ Philippians 4:6 NASB Have you seen the poster that reads, ‘Who says worry doesn’t work? Most of the things I worry about never happen!’ If you want to test your memory, try remembering what you worried about last year – or even last week! Jesus said, ‘In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world’ (John 16:33 NIV). We’re not hurt so much by what happens to us as by our perception of it. David writes, ‘Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and He shall sustain thee’ (Psalm 55:22 KJV). Those who live worry-free are those who keep casting their burdens upon the Lord until the enemy decides there’s no point giving them that burden anymore. Trust is an attitude. Attitudes are nothing more than habits of thought and habits can be acquired. If you want to change your attitude from worry to trust, do these six things: a) pray the right prayers; b) hang out with the right people; c) read the right books; d) speak the right words; e) listen to the right messages; f) do the right things. Is a worry-free life really possible? Yes! Listen: ‘It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the centre of your life’ (Philippians 4:7 MSG). Prayer Point: Lord, thank You that You are my Father and I am Your child. Thank you, Jesus, that you have overcome the world and live within me. Help me  to see my world and the issues I face from Your perspective. You have told me to bring my requests and concerns to you. As I do this, help me to leave them with You, knowing that You will take care of them and do what is best for me. Thank you that I can trust in You.