Three Steps To Victory

Continued from "Worry versus Concern":
"Do not be anxious about anything," Paul wrote in Philippians 4:6-7, "but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present our requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." In this short passage, we find three concise and practical steps to victory over worry.
1. Be anxious about nothing.
Allow one little worry in, and another is sure to follow, then another. It's better to cut it all off at the source. To be anxious about nothing.
2. Be prayerful about everything.
There is nothing too big, nothing too small, that we cannot bring to the heart of our Father.
3. Be thankful for all things.
Gratitude is important because it has the power to change our attitude. When we are willing to give thanks to God in all things, not just some things-to consciously thank him even when we don't feel very grateful-something in us begins to shift. We begin to see life as Christ sees it, full of opportunities rather than obstacles. And when we view life through eyes of faith, fear just has to flee.