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.
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