Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
It seems to me that there is an implied 'therefore' between these two clauses. How can I be anxious about anything if I am fully convinced that the Lord has my back? Anxiety just reveals my old man lack of confidence in the Lord's sufficiency; I need to be doing something, well anything, to resolve my problems (often self-induced) rather wait upon a Spirit led resolution.
Today's readings in the Psalms:
Morning: Psalm 60
Mid-day: 119:113-120
Evening: Psalm 136
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