Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 Then you will experience God's peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. 8 And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.

Phil 4:6-8 (NLT)

Good Morning,

Happy Friday! The weekend is here. Whether you have a lot of things to accomplish this weekend or have a light few days ahead, you can have a restful weekend.

God has rest for you. It’s His gift to you. Fear, worry, and stress can ruin and rob you of your God-given rest and interfere with your productivity. There are times we are stressed and we know why. However, there are times we are stressed and don’t even know why!

If we want to live in the rhythm of rest for our lives, we have to combat fear and successfully deal with stress. If you are stressed and know why, address the situation. Don’t ignore it and try to drown it in tv and a bucket of ice cream. When you’re done with the tv and ice cream, the stress will still be there.

If feel stressed or anxious and don’t know why, pray this prayer, “Father, I feel stressed. I don’t know why. You do. Reveal the reason to me so I can live in the rhythm of rest for me life. I cast every care upon you because you care for me. In Jesus’ name. Amen.”

Today, pray the daily prayer for 2026 knowing that God will teach you how to successfully deal with stress in your life. After you pray this prayer and the other prayer above, pause and take time to listen. Always remember, prayer is not complete until you take time to listen.

In today’s podcast, I share more about dealing with anxiety, panic, stress, and how Phil 4:6-8 must become our daily practice. Take the time and stream it today. If you’re reading through the Bible with us this year, your chapter reminders are below. If you want a pdf print out of the plan, click here. Stream today’s podcast and share it with others.

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I am the salt of the earth. I am the light of this world. Jesus said it so I believe it. I am a carrier of the Glory of God. Today, I will experience the extreme goodness of God. Today, I make myself available for God to show His goodness to others through me.  Today, I am increasing in influence. Today, I will see the goodness of God in my life! Today, something good is going to happen to me so I expect miracles. 

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