![]() Prayer: Lord, thank you that you love and accept me for who I am–I never have to worry about impressing you! Help me to live my life to please you, and to not live for the approval of others. In the times where we begin to worry and overly analyze how other people view us, we need to remember to keep our identities grounded in who God says we are. In this age of social media, we also try to present ourselves in the best light possible so we can get the approval and “likes” of others on various social media platforms–and we spend even more time comparing ourselves to OTHER people on social media! Many of us spend way too much time worrying about what people think of us! Have you ever re-played conversations in your head that you had with others, wondering (and worrying) what they now think of you? (Me too!) A Prayer to Stop Worrying About what Others Thinkįor am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ. In the times when I start to worry about my future, help me to remember that you are orchestrating my life according to our good, pleasing and perfect will. Because you love me, I trust my future into your hands. Prayer: Lord, I thank you that you have great plans for my life, and a hope for my future. To the Israelites, their future did not look very hopeful at all.īut God knew that their suffering wouldn’t last forever, and neither will ours! Whatever you are going through, remember that God is in control of your past, present, and future–and his plans for your life are beautifully shaped within his perfect plan. When God spoke these Words to Israel through Jeremiah the prophet, they were in exile in Babylon. This is such a well-known Scripture, and it holds such peace and comfort. “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 Then we can use those Scriptures to pray God’s Word over our situations, and allow the peace of God to rule in our hearts! Let’s take the top seven things most people worry about from the list above and use God’s Word to pray with power! A Prayer to Stop Worrying about the Future In fact, it may be helpful for you to take out a prayer journaland write down the top ten things you have been worrying lately.ĭo some of the things you worry about fall into some of these categories? The next thing we need to do is pull out our Swords (which is the Word of God, because we are mighty warriors!) and write down Scriptures that relate to the things we are worried and concerned about. Of course there are other things we worry about, but many of them could be summed up in this list. If God is telling us in this Scripture to not worry but instead to PRAY, let’s look at seven powerful prayers we can pray when we need to kick worry to the curb–so we can live in true freedom and peace! This is one of my absolute favorite verses to combat worry. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. So how do we take God’s Word and apply it to our lives when it says in Philippians 4:6 to STOP worrying and to START praying?ĭo not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. We all have concerns in our lives that we wish we could change, right? There never seems to be enough money at the end of each month. The job you have been on for years starts to lay people off. ![]() Not only do we think about the things in our lives that we can’t control, but we often worry when those things in our lives don’t go the way we expect them to. There are so many things out of our control, and our natural response is to think about those things–a lot. We worry about our families, our kids, our marriages, our jobs, finances, the future, the list goes on. There are so many things in this life to be concerned about. Do you sometimes struggle with worry? We can use the power of prayer to stop worrying and start living the life God has called us to live!
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