Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say, rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your request be made known to God; And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Finnally, brethren, whatever things are true, 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. Take things which you learned and recived and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.
When we look at these verses we need to realize that Paul, who wrote Philipians, was in prison at the time. For Paul to write Rejoice in the Lord Always, again I say Rejoice(4), is a very powerful message. No matter what state we are in we can always rejoice in the Lord and be content(11). Also, when we worry about anything, we should give it to God asking for help. When we ask for help, we should thank God that He is there for us. With the faith that He will take care of our need, we can have peace. Also, if you know how to worry, you know how to meditate. Instead of meditating on things that make you worry more, meditate on good things. Meditate on what God has done for you. What we meditate on, affects us. When we meitate on good things, we act on it. Our actions are then good.
I hope I have helped you this week. May God bless you in your walk with Him.
