Philippians 4:6-7

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."~Philippians 4:6-7

This has been my theme verse for the past couple weeks. I have seen it everywhere!! Four different places to be exact...first I decided to put it as my facebook status after getting an email with this verse at the bottom, then 2 other people put it as theirs', and then my roommate brought this exact verse back from the Calm last Sunday after picking it because she thought it applied to her. CRAZY! I can only guess that possibly God is trying to tell me something by showing me this verse so many times in such a short amount of time =) I have been thinking a lot lately about focusing just on God and to stop focusing so much on my so-called "guy problems", even though I don't even have a "guy". (Ha). But ya, the whole guy stress is just getting old and I finally have realized that I need to focus on God fully and know that He needs to be my first love. His love is all I need. I do not need a guy's attention to complete me...all I need is God's attention and love. He is my pursuer. It's taking me a little bit to fully realize this, but I'm taking baby steps.

I really love this verse because it shows us that no matter how big or small our problems are, God will always always listen to us. He doesn't think that what we pray for is "too small" or "not important enough" for his attention. He has put these struggles in our lives for us to turn to Him...He wants us to rely and trust on Him for everything. Also when it says, "And the peace of God....," I LOVE this. Just thinking about having peace from God is amazing. As a college student, I am constantly doing something...non-stop busy, busy, busy. It's like I can never slow down to even think sometimes. So this word, peace, really appeals to me. When it talks about transcending all understanding, this just shows how HUGE God is and how powerful He is. We cannot even fathom the awesome plans that He has up His sleeve...His plans are so much better than what we could ever dream of. That's another thing I have issues with: letting go of what I think I want for my future and letting God take control. Obviously my plans haven't worked out so far...He is planning something so much larger =)

Well this has been my mindset for the past week or so. I need to "let go and let God". If you're reading this, pray that I can learn to trust God more fully and not to worry about my future. Thanks all =)

Sarah