The Thoughts Turn

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. Philippians 4:6

The imagination gears up for the day by bringing a cavalcade of phantom conflicts with those we are to love. When blocked there the thoughts turn to disasters that have not happened and likely never will. After that, like a gang of rampaging Vikings, the thoughts bring out the sins of the past to torment the forgiven victim. The thoughts turn...Yes, it sounds like the dreadful work of anxiety on the human mind. All of these are manifestations of fear and unbelief in our Lord's saving power. Set the mind at ease; the Good Shepherd did not save the sheep in order to drop the trembling things down a ravine filled with brambles. We are in His good hands, no longer subject to those things the anxious mind generates to fill our days with fear. Stop this morning at the filling station of God's love before you go to work. Rejoice at the well of the Lord's salvation as you prepare for the day. Fill the thought of the mind with Jesus and, as Paul reminded us, be anxious for nothing!

Have a glorious day in Christ the Lord!

Bucky