5 Prayers to Focus on God Rather Than the Worries of the World
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“Dear God, I am casting all of my anxieties and worries on You today. Please bless me with Your peace and comfort. I'm tired of always living in a state of panic and anxiety. I give all these matters over to You. I praise You and I thank You, Amen.”
If we want to truly change the narrative in our minds, we need to turn to Philippians 4:8-9. By applying this passage into our lives, we can turn all worries over to God and choose to focus on the positives. Paul tells us in Philippians 4:8-9 that we need to focus on whatever is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, and praiseworthy. When we keep our hearts focused on these things, the peace of God will be with us.
This means we need to turn away from anything that could pollute our minds with worry. Maybe this is the news, social media, or a gossipy friend. Rather than feeding into bad things or things that will cause us to worry, we need to think about whatever is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, and praiseworthy. This will help us to keep our hearts focused on God and turn away from the worries of the world. In truth, it will bring us the peace of God because we will be focused on Him at all times and the distractions of the world won't get to us anymore.
Spending too much time worrying will rob us of the abundant life Jesus died in order for us to possess. The abundant life Jesus has given us is found in freedom. Jesus didn't die in order for us to live in a state of fear, anxiety, and worry. Instead, the Lord died in order for us to have an abundant life. We won't ever be able to reap the harvest of an abundant life if we are held in the prison of worry.
During this last day of our prayer guide, we are going to be focused on praying to take hold of the abundant life Jesus has given us. Rather than feeding into the worries of the world, we are going to truly start living the abundant life Jesus has blessed us with. No longer do we need to hide away because of our fears. The devil has destroyed our hope for too long. It is time to take back the abundant life Jesus has already given us and this starts with prayer.
“Dear Lord, please help me to take hold of the abundant life you have already given me. I don't want to be in a prison to worry anymore. Fill my heart with hope and comfort as I live this abundant life. Thank You for giving me an abundant life through Your great sacrifice. In Your Name, I pray, Amen.”
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