Worry Less, Pray More
Today's message is from David Yonggi Cho.
We have a choice as Christians. We can either be anxious, or we can trust in God. We can have our hearts and minds full of the cares of this world, or we can pray.

Prayer deals with the cause and not just with the effects. If the cause of most of our illnesses is anxiety, then the way to deal with the symptoms resulting from anxiety is to handle the cause—that is, get rid of anxiety.

Paul tells the Philippians the secret to living without anxiety. The secret is prayer. When you pray, you are placing the problem that has made you anxious in God’s hands. Then, through thanksgiving, you leave the problem in God’s hands and don’t pick up the problem again. By dealing with the anxiety, most of the symptoms can simply disappear in time.

The result of this kind of living will produce a peace that surpasses all natural understanding. Because now you are relying on your eternal resources and your heavenly Father, you don’t have to be fearful; you can be at peace. People in the world won’t understand this because it seems foolish to them.

We have become the “I’ll-do-it-for-myself ” generation. The last thing the world wants to do is trust in anyone else— especially God. Because of this, the world’s people are suffering with stomach ulcers, heart attacks and cancers now more than ever. Yet, we can live our lives full of great peace. We have to give our problems to the Lord in prayer. We can therefore live healthy lives.

TODAY'S PRAYER:
"Lord, today I release all my anxious fears and worries to You, remembering that You care for me."

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I received this today from Charisma Magazine, a very good teaching , at least for me.