Meyer - Be anxious for nothing: the art of casting your cares and resting in God

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ARE YOU WASTING TIME LIVING IN WORRY, FEAR, AND FRUSTRATION?

DO YOU LONG FOR JOY?

In BE ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING, bestselling author Joyce Meyer gives sound, biblically based solutions to these heartfelt problems. Discover the principles Joyce used to replace the stress, frustration, and worry in her life with victory and peace.

You can enjoy a balanced and happy life full of Gods richest blessings!

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Be anxious for nothing, 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 comprehension, shall guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

PHILIPPIANS 4:6,7 NASB

Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, casting all your anxiety upon Him, because He cares for you.

1 PETER 5:6,7 NASB

P eace is to be the normal condition for us as believers in Jesus Christ. But very few of Gods people are enjoying that peace as a part of their daily lives.

In His Word, God tells us to be anxious for nothing and to cast our care on Him. Many people are familiar with these Scriptures but dont know how to do what these Scriptures instruct. Sometimes we are so accustomed to responding in a natural way to the circumstances we experience in life as unbelievers around us do, we spend much of our time muddling along in worry or confusion. Instead we could be enjoying the abundant life and peace God has for us!

In my own case I lived in a state of such turmoil for so many years, I didnt realize how abnormal I really was. It was only when I began to study the Word of God and apply it to my life that I began to experience the peace of God.

For a while, when I first began experiencing the peace of God, as strange as it may seem: I was bored! I was used to always being involved in some horrible mess some big uproar. But now I cant stand to be upset. I dont even like to hurry, I so love, enjoy and appreciate the peace of God that has filled every area of my life. I have peace in my mind, in my emotions about my family, my ministry about everything.

In this book we examine the Scriptures which show us how to cast our care, and we look at practical ways of applying these Scriptures to our lives. We also identify specific areas, responses, or habits which allow anxiety to enter our lives, and God-directed, God-empowered actions we can take to stop some unpleasant situations from developing which easily lead to anxiety!

If you are not living in the peace of God, you can live in His peace as a normal condition.

BE ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING

JESUS AND PEACE

Peace I leave with you; My [own] peace I now give and bequeath to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you.

JOHN 14:27

J esus statement above is worded as though He willed us His peace. Jesus left us His peace. This means that living in turmoil, worry, anxiety, fear, and frustration for a believer is abnormal. God doesnt want us to live that way. The Bible shows us how to receive and live in the peace Jesus left for us.

As believers, we have a tremendous amount of Gods protection on and around us. (Psalm 91.) God wants to bless us abundantly and is always looking for ways to bless and reach us with His love so that we will be more open to receiving His blessings. (John 10:10, Ephesians 3:20, 2 Chronicles 16:9.)