All right, let's jump in. This is now the Apostle Paul writing to the church in Philippi,

and in chapter four, he exhorts them and says to them this, verse six, be anxious for nothing,

but in everything by prayer and supplication, with Thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

And verse 7, this is key, the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

I like how another translation renders it that this peace that surpasses human understanding will

keep our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus, our Lord.

In other words, it will keep them anchored in this peace

that surpasses human understanding in Christ Jesus. And then verse 8, very interesting. And

it's quite a list here in quite a verse. He says, finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble,

whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely,

whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue, and if there is anything praiseworthy, meditate

on these things.

I have to confess, and I might as well again tonight, as I have many times in the past that I continue in my walk with the Lord

to struggle with this area of worry and fear. You'd think after walking with the Lord for so many years you would just come to this place

where you don't ever fear, you don't ever fret, you don't ever worry, you just kind of,

as one said, glide and abide.

Oh, how I wish that were the case.

It might have something to do with my upbringing, my personality,

my temperament, but I am as prone as anyone to be given over to worry. I like to say that I'm

a recovering worryaholic if there is such a thing, and if there

isn't, I just invented it.

So I'm just prone to worry.

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