Philippians 4:6-7
do not be anxious about anything, 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 understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Yesterday I came across this verse and as I read it, I realized how very applicable it was to my life at this point. Stemming from my last post, while I may not need to hang myself up on making a decision, this does not mean I should stop praying about it. Reading Philippians 4:6-7 helped me to realize something beyond the fact that God wants us to come to Him with our requests. What cannot be missed is that Paul states that when we do come to God with requests, that we come to Him with thanksgiving! God wants us to come to Him with thankfulness for what He is doing in our lives. Note that Paul puts no constraints saying to only have thankfulness when everything is going alright. For my life, I might be having some really awesome days where I am just enjoying life, or I might be having really crummy days where I am just wishing the next day would come sooner, but regardless of this, I am to come to God with thankfulness in my heart over all that He is to me. After all, Christ's blood does cover me and that is reason enough for me to come to God with thanksgiving. So as this choice continues to loom in the near future, I will continue to pray about it and in the process, be thankful for all that God is teaching me through this time of waiting.

I found myself these past two weeks hanging myself up on a decision that has the potential to be life altering. I am ashamed to say that I have been obsessing over this decision more than I should be, even though at different times it seemed eminent that this decision was going to have to be made sooner than I had anticipated. Regardless of this though, I have been giving too much attention to making this decision rather than focusing on what is important in my life at this time. Yes, a decision like moving, is a rather big decision, but to spend time and effort worrying about it at this moment when really, my time and effort should be focused on God, the relationships I have here, and what I do here. This decision of mine will not be an easy one when it comes down to making it, so all I can do is wait and hope on God. I may not know at this specific moment what His will is for my life, but if I continue to reside and renew myself in Him then according to His timing His Will will be revealed (Romans 12:1-2). 1 Peter 3:17 says, "For it is better, if God should will it so, that you suffer for doing what is right rather than for doing what is wrong." In You Lord, I wait. Give me strength and patience as I wait on You. (Psalms 27:14)

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