Ask God

Be careful for nothing: but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6,7

Verse Reflections: We have to start with thanksgiving. What are we thankful for today? After we thank God for what we already have we can ask Him for anything. He tells us not to be careful or to weed out what we pray for.  We need to pray for anything that comes to our mind. Life has taught me that so many times prayer changes the person praying. That means we often do not get what we prayed for but we always get what we need. As we pray, God aligns our hearts with His will.  one of the best examples of how prayer and thanksgiving can change you. Every day we are taught lessons. We are reminded in Philippians over and over that saying thank you for what we have teaches us to find joy in today. We do not need to wait until life is perfect, until circumstances are perfect. We can have God’s peace even when bullets are flying at us. We can have God’s peace even when we are weak and damaged. Let’s begin our day with thanksgiving for our bodies and health. We are alive and able to read this devotion. Let us thank God for eliminating our cravings. Let us thank God for giving us the power to eat right. Let us thank God for giving us natural foods that give us the nutrition we need. As we commit our health journey to God, we will experience His peace. Today, we need to choose God foods and eat healthy. And the peace that passes our understanding will give us confidence in today and our future.

Prayer: God, I am weak. I need to pray without being careful. I need to pray with thanksgiving. Thank You for changing me. Thank You for giving me the power that I do not have without You. Thank You for reminding me in this verse to be thankful while I pray. Thank You for loving me. Thank You for changing me. Thank You for my body. Thank You for reminding me to make me Your Lord. Thank You for being there for me. Thank You for giving me the power to change my life. Thank You God for letting me come to You every day. Thank You for giving me a peace. Now I come to You to ask for power. God I am scared of my failures. Give me power that can only come from You. Give me the peace that passes understanding. Give me the peace that I am changing even when I fall back a step. Give me the peace that I am losing weight even when the scales do not reflect change. Give me the peace that I will see a difference in the future. I love You. Thank You for natural foods.