Nothing kicks in your fight or flight mode faster than a call from your crying young adult daughter telling you that someone is trying to get $5000 out of her and threatening her with arrest. It was a scam, of course. But they plied her with so much information, instructions, and threats that her head spun, and she didn’t know which way was up. Like a good mom and former investigative television producer(sometimes the same thing), I gathered all the details, made some calls, and most importantly, prayed with her. How fortunate that our verse yesterday commanded us: “DON’T WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING, BUT IN EVERYTHING, THROUGH PRAYER AND PETITION WITH THANKSGIVING, PRESENT YOUR REQUESTS TO GOD.” It came to mind straight away, still fresh. And so we prayed. Surrounded by the three little charges I watch every day, I prayed this aloud and laid it before the Lord. I called on every verse I could think of, “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” (1 Peter 5:7). Finally, we prayed that God would give her peace that surpasses our understanding. How great is our God that he would have laid this verse before me yesterday morning as I wrote my blog, knowing I would need to stand on it later that day. His word equips us. “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness”(2 Timothy 3:16). This life is too tough to go it alone. God gave us his word as a love letter and an instruction book. He gave us fellow believers to help us when we falter. Turn to Him first and surround yourself with people who tell you the truth in a world of lies.
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