Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life. 

Philippians 4:6-7 (TMB)

Living a negative life is a choice. Each day you are the one who decides whether or not to live in worry and anxiety or prayer and praise. Today, like every other day, you have two options:  faith in God or fear of the devil. Don’t allow negativity to be at the center of your life, influencing all of your decisions; instead, allow the peace of God to rule and reign. The next time an opportunity to worry comes your way, choose praise instead. Turn every problem into a prayer and allow God’s peace to rule in your heart.

[Today’s reading was taken from our devotional, Change Your Story. Purchase a Copy]

Daily Bible Reading (Two reading plans are provided below. The “Entire Bible” plan will take you through the entire Bible this year. The “New Testament” plan will take you through just the New Testament this year.)

• Entire Bible: 1 Chronicles 1-4; Psalm 143
• New Testament: Mark 6