A Word for the Year

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

A Word for the Year

 If you are like me, your mind is always racing around the New Year about what things you want to improve about yourself. The obvious ones, diet, exercise, and spending less, fill your mind first. Yes, those changes are always good, but stop and think about what spiritual improvements God would want you to take. One has come clearly to the top of my mind.

 Prayer

 This one word is the secret to peace in your new year. What if we replaced every worry, doubt, and concern with Prayer?

 The definition of worry is to feel anxious or troubled about actual or potential problems. When this happens, you are meditating over and over about a problem. Why not flip the switch, turn it into a prayer, and stop the worry?

 The act of worrying does you no good. However, when you pray, imagine the heavenly angels defending your situation and guarding the person or situation of concern. When you pray, it gives God control over your situation, and you must let it go.

 Is this easy? No.

 However, just like anything, the more you do it, the easier it becomes, and you will begin seeing God show up in your life.

 His ways and direction are always the best for our lives. So, when worry or doubt creeps in, take that thought into the obedience of Christ through Prayer, and His peace will flood you as you permit God to do His thing in your situation.

“We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” 2 Corinthians 10:5