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Confession: I am a worrier.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have tried to kick the habit more times than I can count. If there were an anonymous group for worriers, I’d be\u00a0a member. If there were diamond-studded milestone keychains for those who successfully refrained from worrying, I doubt I’d\u00a0earn one, but I’d sure try.<\/p>\n

Worry is unhelpful and unproductive.<\/p>\n

\u00a0So this is what think about when I am tempted to worry:<\/p>\n

God is moved by prayer.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAsk, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.” (Matthew 7:7 ESV)<\/em><\/p>\n

If we would study the pages of the past–take just the Old Testament of the Bible and open it for consideration–we would find that prayer undoubtedly changes things. Moses<\/em> cried out to God, for instance, and the Sea was divided and the Israelites spared. David<\/em>, who was accused of great crimes against God, prayed for forgiveness and was recorded in Scripture as being a man after God\u2019s own heart. Jehoshaphat<\/em> prayed and God silenced his many enemies.<\/p>\n

Isaiah<\/em> and Hezekiah<\/em> petitioned for God\u2019s intervention, and 185,000 murderous Assyrians were killed by the angel of the Lord. Daniel<\/em> prayed and the lions, desperate for a meal, left him alone. Elijah<\/em> prayed and asked for rain, and after three years of not a single drop (also at his request), the skies opened and poured buckets on the dry earth.<\/p>\n

Fact: I\u00a0underestimate the power of prayer any time\u00a0I choose worry over petition.<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>”\u00a0Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” (Mark 11:24 ESV)<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Photo by Raceytay<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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