Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in Philippians chapter 4:
4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice!
5 Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near.
6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
8 Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.
9 The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
I suspect each generation is exposed to a similar level of anxiety. Often this anxiety is created by man’s rhetoric as he tries to influence people to his way of thinking. FATHER’S answer is to think on whatever is true, pure, and of good report for HE is the ONE WHO has the ability to bring forth those things we ought to contemplate. Man doesn’t.
Most of our fears never materialize and when we look back at those fears, they simply impeded our fruitfulness. We must trust FATHER to align us with the resources to allow us to fully walk in our calling and then not worry about the rest. Paul urges us to make our requests be made known unto FATHER. This requires us to communicate with HIM and then listen for HIS reply. Why? We do not want to ask amiss when making our requests.
In every circumstance we find ourselves in, let us look for the positive for FATHER wants to teach us no matter what the situation. We are urged to practiced thinking on the positive in our current situation. If we become sick, let us be grateful for our healing. If we become perplexed, let us focus on FATHER’S answer and dwell on HIS Wisdom and understanding to come forth in our situation. We must let patience have its perfect work in order to keep “self” in line while waiting on the answer.
Consider what is going well rather than what is not working. Be grateful for those past interventions by FATHER and share the many testimonies of HIS deliverance. We don’t have to be subject to the physical but let the physical be subject to THE SPIRIT. Allow FATHER’S zoe life to flow into and through our bodies to resolve physical afflictions. We must train our minds that the spirit is greater than the body and the body should line up with the spirit. Paul continues:
11 Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am.
12 I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need.
13 I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.
We too must understand where our strength originates from. We are strengthened from Above, not by using some mental methodology that is absent of Christ. Jesus (the vine) provides us life to produce good fruit and we must never think that we (the branch) can produce the good fruit apart from Him. When I am being humbled, I view that as pruning me so that I can produce more fruit after the “dead” is cut away. My priorities get reestablished and some priorities are totally removed because they only serve to use up resources and produce no fruit. We all have “chapters” in our lives where we are given priorities to accomplish but once they are done, let us move on without regret. Jesus was called to minister to mankind in the flesh but for only 3 1/2 years. He moved on for our benefit so that we could all have eternal life. Let us embrace change as well and be anxious for nothing.