A Call to Prayer
Are you consumed with worry? Let us pray for you.
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Whenever we find ourselves eaten up with worry, fear, anxiety, or devoured by the pressures of the day, God tells us to take note. Being consumed is a red flag and God gives us directions for just such times.
“Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you. Be self controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith” (1 Peter 5:7).
There is an enemy of our souls and his goal is to devour us. God tells us to be alert. Take note when you are being consumed by something. Scripture tells us the enemy of our soul comes to kill, steal and destroy and we are to be watchful. Being consumed by fear, worry, gossip, a particular temptation or the pressures of the day will, at best, steal from you and rob you of peace in your soul and joy in the moment. At worst it can destroy health and relationships and your fellowship with the God who wants to help you.
So what do you do when you realize something is just eating you up? You resist as the scripture says. How do you resist? You begin to see worry as a call to prayer, inviting God into your circumstance to direct you and give you wisdom. You resist worry through prayer. (Phil. 4:6) You resist fear through Scripture, knowing God has said that He has not given us the spirit of fear (2 Timothy 1:7). You stand firm in your faith knowing that the consuming downward spiral you find yourself in is not your Heavenly Father’s plan for you.
God cares about you. Remember: Your worry is a call to prayer. List the things that tend to devour you. Release them from your heart and mind by giving them to God in prayer.
Ask God to take the things on your heart and to give you His peace in return. Be prepared to ask for His strength to resist your worries each time they threaten to overwhelm you. Exchange your worries, in prayer, for God’s peace.
Father in Heaven, thank you for showing me that worry is really a call to prayer. Help me to be alert and to run to You when I am being eaten up with worry or fear. Thank you that I can throw my cares into Your lap and stand firm in Your promises. In Jesus’ name I pray, amen.
Questions: As mentioned in the devotional, what do you do when you realize something is just eating you up? How do you resist fear & worry?
About the Author Gail Rodgers
I worry to much about what other think about me and how my family has used me and when I read that A Call To Prayer I felt peace also I pray that someone I care for will find strenght to go to God for his drug problem because we stay together and we both were on drug but I trusted God to help me and he I came thinking I could help him only God can help him and his friend Lanice sent me that pray I will contiune to trust God when i feel worried about the past , my family and other things I have no control over
Hi This was perfect for me today. My wife forwarded this to me and it completely refocused my attention to the Sovereignty of God and the power of His word. The practical instruction of “how to” is huge. Thank you so much for obeying God to encourage others through this ministry. I’ve been under a lot of spiritual attack lately as I try to provide for my family. My wife stays home with our children and the work place with all its uncertainties takes its toll. It is good to be reminded that we can fight the spiritual battle through hand to hand combat (prayer) on our knees. Your devotional today is so practical and timely. Thank you for all you do.
lynn
I will be praying for all of the missionaries and their needs and the children there
I don’t worry about myself that much, but what concerns me is the suffering of missionaries I am responsible for in The Himalayas, as I am responsible to raise finances for their survival. They pray and I pray that God opens doors for their continued support….orphans home for Bhutanese refugee children, medical missions in Nepal, Tibetan church planting mission to refugees, and a school I started in Nepal. I have to work at a teaching job and also care for a disabled husband, besides overseeing these ministries… I NEED PRAYER to help them.
Thank you,
I plan to use this devotion in my working women’s lunch tomorrow. Life is full of stress for women in the workplace especially in these economic times it is tempting to worry or be anxious about our jobs/careers. Sole income providers especially. Many companies are downsizing leaving an increase in workload. That is when we are reminded He provides our needs…not us. Thanks for sharing.
thank you
I agree with Arlette, Prayer does give me peace when I feel anxious in certain situations. When I read or listen to headline news and I feel stressed, prayer helps. It is hard to feel completely at peace when it comes to my children however. I worry about my young adult college age children and the choices they make. I do lift them in prayer everyday, but am always asking and looking for wisdom. I am concerned whether I am giving good advice or even if I was a good mother to them growing up and maybe that is why they are making the choices they make. Most of their choices are good, and I am proud of them. I also worry about long term finances and what kind of retirement life am I going to have. I do pray about it, but I am always asking myself, what is my role in this and what am I suppose to be doing to help the situation.
Ria, good luck. I can tell you are a great student who is doing the best job you can. Stick to a schedule and perhaps that will work and relieve some of the stress. I will keep lifting you up in prayer.
What a beautiful and practical devotional! Thank you so much for writing it. While I still have very far to go I have learned that my worries are best voiced in prayer. He truly does bring the “peace that passeth all understanding” when I surrender my fears to Him. God Bless!
I really needed this devo today. As I struggle to balance my home,work, school,church life, I find myself overwhelmed. I tend to worry alot over things I cant control. Sometimes by the weekend I am in tears because of the stress that my mind has consumed over things. I will read this devotion over and over. I know God will take care of me. I will learn to cast my cares on him and leave them there.
Thanks