"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus... ... ...And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7, 19
Mmmmmmmm...... God's word is so good!
This was just what I needed to hear as I was reading today. I need to learn to live by these verses..."don't be anxious", presenting my requests to God with "thanksgiving", even when it wouldn't be my norm to be thankful. And what's so amazing about this is, if we do this, God will give us PEACE. And, not only will He be so giving about it, He will also make sure it "guards" our hearts and minds.
How much better could it get?!
Jonathan and I are about to make a big change in our lives and this scripture will probably be the one I'll be looking back at a lot.
As of March 23rd, like a mentioned in one of my other posts, Jonathan will no longer be working for his current employer. He has already started his own business called JDB Technology for IT infrastructure and management (computer stuff) and he will also be working for my dad's business, where I work! :) Once we get back, he would really love to start giving guitar lessons, so if you know anyone that wants them, let me know.
And me? Well, I will continue to work for my dad and make handmade jewelry to sell. I'd also like to flip items online, but we'll see how that goes. Most of the time though, I will probably be helping Jonathan with whatever he needs and trying to be the best homemaker and wife I can be. Eventually....hopefully...if it's the Lord's will, I will be having babies. :)
The Lord is our provider and I am so thankful with everything He has already blessed us with. I know He will continue to provide for us if we continue to trust and seek after Him. Jonathan and I would both really love to go into full time ministry soon and we pray to God for that door to open up. For now though, we will continue to keep walking through the other doors He's been opening up for us. We have a peace about where we're at and a peace about where we're going.
I love that verse. It's top to one of my favorites out there! There's this little book called God's Creative Power, by Charles Capp. And towards the back he wrote this thing that he calls Capps'-sules (like medication). And they are bits taken from the bible that are meant for you to confess out loud over yourself every day. At Mercy we had to do this on our own time, and now graduates still do it...so much so, that I memorized each one! But my favorite one, that I would read aloud and write on almost every paper is: I let the peace of God rule in my heart and I refuse to worry about anything. (Col. 3:15) Here's a link to them...http://www.thehopecentre.co.nz/confessions/Capps_sules.pdf
ReplyDeleteI can tell a difference in my day when I don't read them aloud over myself. Like, since the accident, all my stuff is in garbage bags and in the garage and Vince's and I have no idea where it is right now...so I haven't read it in so long...thank God it's online though haha.
And perhaps I will have to hit Jon up about the lessons! ;) If I have a job by then of course.