Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:6-7)

The word “careful” here means full of care, or anxious. God’s Word tells us to be anxious for NOTHING. The proper response to the onset of worry is to pray and put our issues before the Lord. Our Father knows we have difficulty controlling our emotions and feelings. But as a matter of the will, we can refuse to worry about the issue if we accept that God will undertake for us. We might not know how or when but we can depend on Him. This is the Christian antidote for worry and anxiety. Every time the issue re-surfaces, we just remind our heavenly Father that we have left this one with Him and then willfully focus our mind elsewhere.

What a wondrous thing and I have found that it works!

The mind is relieved as we simply apply this principle and we can have confidence that the Lord is in charge and will deal with all circumstances so much better than we ever could ourselves.