God's Perscription for Mental Health Part 3, November 20, 2022
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Philippians 4:6
Philippians 4:6
Philippians 4:6 (KJV 1900)
6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
“Be careful for nothing”
25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
8 reasons to not worry.
1. Life is more than food or things.
2. The Body is more than clothes.
3. Men are greater than materials, who draw the attention of God. This is if we trust him.
4. Men are greater than the fowls of the air whom god feeds without their labor.
5. Worry cannot change the physical body to positive, it will make it worse.
6. Men are better than plants that do not worry about clothing or their being.
7. God’s providence is over all creation, not only birds and plants that never buy, sell, manufacture, or labor. So how much more will he watch over man who is His greatest creation?
8. Worry is useless and sinful and must not be tolerated.
He gives 20 reasons to quit worrying. If you like lists like this then enjoy. It is lengthy, but you don’t really need this list. Worry is all these things:
1. Sinful and produces fear.
2. Bondage causing other ills.
3. Borrows trouble that cannot be paid back.
4. Brooding over what may not happen.
5. Creates trouble, misery, death.
6. A burden borrowed from tomorrow.
7. Weight that kills prematurely.
8. Mental, physical, and spiritual suicide.
9. A grave digger that has no sympathy.
10. Needlessly wastes time and effort that should be spent on worthwhile things.
11. A robber of Faith, Peace, and Trust in a never-failing, heavenly Father.
12. A stumblingblock to others.
13. A disgrace to God and should never be indulged in by Christians.
14. Anxiety over what is nothing today and less tomorrow, in view of Faith.
15. Anticipating troubles which seldom come to those who trust God.
16. Torment over something that will likely be a blessing if it comes.
17. Living like an orphan without a Heavenly Father.
18. A crime against God, man , nature, and better judgment.
19. Mental cruelty to self and others.
20. Foolish, for whatever is going to happen cannot be stopped by worry; and if it doesn’t happen, there is nothing to worry about. Should adversities actually come, one may still be victorious by trusting in God.
7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
“but in everything by prayer and supplication.”
17 Pray without ceasing.
Rejoice
Be gentle
Take everything to the Father. Get to know Him. read His Word.