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Sept.09.02: Light For The Day - "Borrowed Troubles"
-- Philippians 4:7 (NIVUS)
"And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding,
will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
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No troubles distress the mind and wear upon the nerves like
borrowed troubles. As someone has written,
"worry is an old man with a bent head,
carrying a load of feathers he thinks is lead."
Worry about what MIGHT happen makes even the smallest trouble
seem huge. Nervously anticipating trouble seem huge.
Nervously anticipating troubles that may never happen can crush our
spirit.
Instead of "borrowing trouble" by constantly worrying about
the future,
listen instead to Jesus' promise:
"Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you;
not as the world gives do I give to you.
Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid" (John
14:27).
Whatever is worrying you right now,
give it to Jesus and trust Him to take care of it.
Let His peace replace your worry."
-- Billy Graham
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-- Psalms 29:11 (NIVUS)
"The LORD gives strength to his people;
the LORD blesses his people with peace."
-- Psalms 85:8 (NIVUS)
"I will listen to what God the LORD will say;
he promises peace to his people, his saints -
but let them not return to folly."
-- Romans 8:5-8 (NIVUS)
"5 Those who live according to the sinful nature have
their minds set on what that nature desires;
but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have
their minds set on what the Spirit desires.
6 The mind of sinful man is death,
BUT THE MIND CONTROLLED BY THE SPIRIT IS LIFE AND PEACE;
7 the sinful mind is hostile to God.
It does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so.
8 Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God.
9 You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but
by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you.
And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ,
he does not belong to Christ."
-- John 16:33 (NIVUS)
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace.
In this world you will have trouble.
But take heart! I have overcome the world."
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