Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
- Philippians 4:6
The fastest I’ve ever driven is 100 mph. I was going down
a long interstate on a longer trip, I was alone, and I looked down only to
realize I was going 90. My immediate reaction was to take my foot off the
accelerator and slow down, but then I had a second thought and decided to give
it a go. Pressing my foot down on the accelerator and fervently hoping I
wouldn’t hear the sound of sirens, I kept going as the speedometer’s needle
ticked slowly upwards until it finally hit three digits—100. I excitedly let
out a yell and then slowed down immediately, not wanting to tempt fate any more
than I already had.
Maybe you’ve never driven that fast—or who knows, maybe
you’ve gone faster!—but we’ve all had those days, weeks, even months when we’ve
been living at 100 mph. Those days when you wake up early and the whole day is
a nonstop rush, consumed by work or school or family, when time to yourself is
a luxury never to be granted. When you go to bed with your mind still racing
from the day and awaken just a few hours later with the same thoughts
immediately springing to mind.
It’s on those days, when everything is speeding by and you’re just
trying to keep your eyes on the road, when a few words of prayer are needed
more than ever. It’s then that you really need to let God into your day, to
turn your anxiety over and make your requests known to Him. It means giving a
few precious minutes of your overly busy day to Him, but it’s an investment
worth making.
Because
while sometimes it can seem like life is going 100 mph sometimes, there’s a
comforting truth about turning stress over to God: He can keep up.
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