Calvary Pointers Morning Showers 14 August 2023 Devotional by Reverend Ajisafe Opeyemi - Overcoming Worries
Overcoming Worries
Philippians 4:6-7, NLT - “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then 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.”
Beloved, what is worrying you today, taking toll on your mind and making your heart beat so fast? Is it your financial situation? Your academic achievement or performance in school? Your health, the health of your spouse or the health of your children? An uncertain future?
The next question I'll be asking you this morning, what would your life look like if you didn’t worry about anything? I’m not talking about being reckless, immature, or passive, but rather living a life in which you totally let go of what you can’t control.
Our Lord Jesus says so well in His Word, “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will put on. And which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you.(Luke 12:22-31)
While difficulties are often on the exterior, worries attack us on the inside. And if you allows it, you tend to believe what your thoughts are telling you! We take worries for what they’re not, instinct, intuition—when in fact, they’re only distortions of reality.
We need to ask God, day by day, to free us from all worry. We need Him for this. And here’s what we must choose to do:
• Do what’s possible for us to do, and turn to Jesus and do what I can concerning my situation.
• Release the impossible into His hands: what I cannot do, humanly speaking.
My prayer for you today is that you may be able to do your part (what’s possible) and let God do His (the impossible)!
Good Morning and God bless you.
MORNING SHOWERS Today, 15 August 2023 was written by Reverend Ajisafe Opeyemi; is the founder and Senior Pastor of Calvary Pointers Covenant Church situated at Block C, Road A, Unity Estate, Gbaga Bus Stop, by Ijede Rd, Ikorodu Lagos,Nigeria