Two Choices

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

http://bible.com/116/php.4.6-7.nlt

There is nothing like feeling powerless in a situation. When circumstances are beyond what you can control, there are two choices you have. Worry or pray. 

Worry looks at our own strengths and resources - which always come up short. Worry requires much energy but takes you nowhere, like a stationary bike. At the end of our pedaling, we find ourselves exhausted and in the same place as where we started. 

Prayer is the exact opposite. Prayer MOVES things. As a child of God, we have the opportunity to literally change things in this world. But we don't draw from our own resources. We draw upon Heaven's. In a sense, we are taking a handful of Heaven and throwing it into the atmosphere of earth. Prayer brings Heaven's resources and power into our realm. And when we do this, look out! This is when we see God in motion! We see healing, salvation, and demons cast out. This is when we see even weather shift and political change take place. When we bring Heaven to earth, there is nothing that escapes its Glory and impact!