In October last year I blogged about a verse in Philippians 4 that I’ve decided to take to heart.
Well now, here’s installment 2 regarding that verse.
I stand on Philippians 4:4-9 on a daily basis. It still helps me get to sleep, it still admonishes me to gentleness, it constantly reminds me that the Lord is near. Here’s something else I see. The passage explains to us that we shouldn’t be anxious about anything. Not. a. thing. Ok, I’m not so good at this. I am a worrier by nature. I inherited the talent from by mom and then perfected it to a fine level. Only, that isn’t what God has for me. Worrying is a waste of time. Worrying keeps me from Rejoicing in the Lord always. Worry keeps me captive. So. I decided that I needed a reminder to stop worrying, stop obsessing about things that don’t honor God and remember to “present my petitions to God.”
I needed a reminder to say Whatever. Whatever You have for me today, God, is perfect and complete. Whatever is noble and pure is what I’m going to concentrate on. Whatever I need I can trust You to provide.
For the past year and a half I have contemplated what kind of reminder I could employ that would be a constant and helpful nudge to keep me focused where God wants my focus. Eighteen months of – ok I’ll admit I worried about this! – planning and vacillating has now resulted in the following:
Now every time I look at my left arm just above my elbow, I will know that the right answer to worry is Whatever!
