Marilise Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Stressed? The Three ‘T’ Solution "Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank him for all he has done. 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."Philippians 4:6-7 NLT A recent picture on Facebook had the title ‘Stressed? The Three ‘T’ Solution’. The three ‘T’s were Talk, Thank and Trust. What an amazing summary of our verse for today!Worry is an action in our mind in response to situations that are out of our immediate control. There’s a problem that we can’t solve. It could be financial, relational, or physical; or, if we’re really worried, all of the above at the same time. We replay the situation over and over in our minds trying to find a way out. We develop alternative plans, and then worry about which one to choose. This leads to more worry, which leads to anxiety, which leads to fear, which affects our sleep, our bodies, our health, our productivity, our relationships and results in more worry. By this time you are STRESSED!The instruction to not worry but to pray instead seems less than helpful, and could add to the load. I have worry down to an art form, and worry about worrying. Let’s look deeper at the three ‘T’s.Talk to GodPrayer is simply talking to God. By an act of our will, we choose to take all those racing thoughts, all those concerns and speak them out to God. Maybe it’s easier for you to write them out. Begin your list with: God, this is what I am worried about. Your action of talking to God may have lots of emotion or none at all. That’s OK. First ‘T’ completed!Thank God for All He’s DoneThis doesn’t mean thanking God in advance for what He’s going to do to resolve your problem. It’s an act of remembering what He’s done for you in the past. Remember where He’s provided, where there were answered prayers, where He’s brought comfort in the midst of sorrow, and where relationships were restored. The remembering and thankfulness shows you what God does. That gives you the confidence; the faith to move on to the third ‘T’.Trust the PromisesYou’ve poured out your heart and remembered God’s actions. Faith is growing; faith that there’s a solution, a way out of the torment. You’ve done your part. Now trust and wait. Wait for a minute or an hour. Maybe you have to repeat the steps again, and then again. The promise is that peace will rest on you, and in you. You won’t understand why the anxiety has lifted. Your body will let go of the tension; your headache will dissipate; you will sleep tonight. The solution, or at least the next steps to resolving the problem will be before you.What is your ‘anything’ today? Talk, Thank and Trust. Your Father wants to bring you peace. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bams Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Thanks Marilise, we are stressed about getting the money for the VISA in the needed 60 days.I just gave it to God last night and said "Here you go, I can't stress about this, please handle it. Thank you for bringing us this far Lord, now open the finance clouds please."This morning I awoke with a song in my heart and I know He will take care of us.I don't know how or where He is going to find the funds, but I know He will make a plan.Will keep you posted on the miracle He worked... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanWykeC Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Amen to that!Phil4:6,8 got us through all the hard stressful times! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilise Posted November 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 Our whole process is a miracle in itself. We were about to give up on the whole dream and th, rememen God started opening doors for us. I am absolutely in awe of our amazing God. When you ask for something in prayer never doubt that it will be given, this is the verse that I keep reading. We will also pray for your miracle Bams, it will happen soon! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest May Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 I simply love this because I have a Masters in WORRYING..control! Give it up and realise you arent in control God is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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