Thoughts From a New Dad

So there I was sitting in a long hallway, the world had stopped and it just hit me, "I'm going to be a dad tonight." Now I knew I was going to be a dad, I just thought it would be a little later, I guess your never really ready for that. Thoughts came rushing into my head from everywhere, finances, my wife, how Calvin was going to be, and in the midst of this whirl wind of emotions the world seem to slow down and the voice of the Lord became to resonate in my heart by reminding me of a verse I had read many of times, it is one of those coffee cup verses, but one I never really stopped to think about, and let it affect me this way.

Philippians 4:6-7-"do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

What a great verse, to know that our minds can do crazy things, they can take us to really dark places, that so often I am prone to let my mind take me to the worst case scenario, and I can begin to fret and think that things are never going to be any better, this verse says that by prayer, by talking to my Father, by being intentional about my prayer life, that He will guard my heart and my mind. This is not a magic potion that makes your situation easier or turn out the way you want it, but what it does do is it allows us to put our hope and faith, not in ourselves or anything of this world, but it changes our mindset to place Christ as preeminent, that He becomes our hope and He is our great sustainer.

I don't know where you find yourself today, or in what situation you find yourself. I do however know that with prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving we can see Christ as good, not just in the good or easy times but in all times. So today may we take this verse from coffee cups and into our hearts. And may we today guard our lives and doctrine.

LOVE GOD LOVE PEOPLE