Scripture:
“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.”
— Philippians 4:6 (NKJV)
Points:
- God’s command is not to fear, but to trust Him in all things.
- Prayer is the path from anxiety to peace.
- Thanksgiving in prayer reshapes our view of the problem.
- We are not alone — God welcomes every request.
- Christian living includes surrendering worry through prayer.
Poem: Let Me Not Hold Worry
I often hold what isn’t mine.
The weight of fears, the unknown days.
But You have said, “Release it all.”
You wait to hear my anxious heart.
You call me near through quiet grace.
You do not scold my trembling thoughts.
You meet me in my worried prayers.
You take the weight I cannot bear.
You trade my fear for guarded peace.
You stay when all the world feels loud.
Thanksgiving softens hard concerns.
It names the ways You’ve stayed before.
It tells my soul that You are good.
It lifts the eyes from storm to sky.
It grows the faith I thought was small.
In everything, I come to You.
Not only joy, but also pain.
You do not ask for perfect strength.
You only ask that I bring all—
And trust You with what You receive.
So let me not hold fear today.
Let prayer replace the anxious thoughts.
Let peace descend like quiet rain.
Let gratitude unlock my heart.
Let trust be where I rest again.
Prayer:
God, I bring You my anxiety. Replace it with Your peace. Let prayer and thanksgiving guide my thoughts today as I trust You with every need. Amen.
