Being Thankful in Tough Times
Philippians 4:4 (NLT) — 4 Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice!
- _____ __________About Nothing!
Philippians 4:6 (NLT) — 6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank him for all he has done.
The Facts About Worry!
____% never happen
____% concern the past
____% needless health concerns
____% insignificant/petty issues
____% are legitimate concerns
Matthew 6:34 (NLT) — 34 “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.
KEY:______________________________
- ____________About Everything.
Philippians 4:6 (NLT) — 6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank him for all he has done.
PETITION: ____________________________
1 Peter 5:7 (NLT) — 7 Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.
James 4:2 (NLT) — 2 You want what you don’t have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of what others have, but you can’t get it, so you fight and wage war to take it away
from them. Yet you don’t have what you want because you don’t ask God for it.
INSIGHT: ______________________________________
- _____________ In All Things
Philippians 4:6 (NLT) — 6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank him for all he has done.
1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NLT) — 18 Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.
INSIGHT: _______________________________________
- _________________The Right Things.
Philippians 4:8 (NLT) — 8 And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true and honorable and right and pure and lovely and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.
THE ROOT CAUSE OF STRESS: _______________________
Proverbs 23:7 (NLT) — 7 They are always thinking about how much it costs. “Eat and drink,” they say, but they don’t mean it.
THE RESULT:
Philippians 4:7 (NLT) — 7 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.