We put off all worry (Philippians 4:6) by bringing everything to God in prayer with a heart of thanksgiving. Could Paul have made his point any clearer? He uses three terms for the same activity in this verse: “Prayer,” “Supplication,” and “Requests made known to God.” Here is the solution to the sin we all struggle with: Be anxious for nothing, prayer about everything. Or put another way, instead of taking your troubling matters in your own impotent hands, place your matters in God’s omnipotent hands. Worry is a preoccupation with yourself. Prayer is a preoccupation with God. Which preoccupation will bring you the greatest joy (Philippians 4:4)? Which one will bring you the greatest peace (Philippians 4:7)?
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#1 · August 22, 2001, 2:40 pm

Posted by: Blc914 <Blc914@...>

In a message dated 08/22/2001 8:03:25 AM Central Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:

> I haven't read too much Grisham but I did LOVE The Testament. I heard that
> while he was writing that book he became born again. I'm not sure if that's
> true, but it would be neat if it was! 🙂

He was already a Christian before he wrote The Testament. I heard him
speaking about it and then later read an interview on it. He wanted to prove
that a book with the gospel message could "make it" on the secular market. I
do know that he got his idea for it after spending a great deal of time in
South America on a mission trip. I also read that it was a life changing
experience for him and that he is spending more time in mission work.

Barb C.

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