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My Sisters, when you feel you are about to
CHAPLIAN’S CORNER worry, just begin to pray and turn it over to the
Lord. He sustained you before and He will do it
Count Your Blessings, again. He has kept you before and is keeping you
right now. When we truly turn IT (whatever your
Not Your Worries IT may be) over to the Lord, He will shower us
with such a peace that cannot be explained. Not
only that, but that God will guard the sensitive
Blessings and Favor My Beautiful Sisters, places of our lives, our hearts and our minds
through Christ Jesus. What a blessing and an as-
I can’t believe that it’s already the month surance to have.
of November, my how time has flown by. Yet, I My Sister reading this right now, you may
am grateful, for each day brings new mercies, new be going through hell right now, but you can still
life and new beginnings. As I pondered over this declare with holy boldness, “That this is the day
message, the Lord brought me to Philippians 4:6-7 the Lord has made, I can…I will…I shall rejoice
that reads as thus, “Be anxious for nothing, but in and be glad in it.” Why? Because the Word de-
everything by prayer and supplication, with clares that your IT is working for your good. You
thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to may not see it. You may not feel it, but just know
God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all it is working for your good. Life will continue to
understanding, will guard your hearts and minds happen, trials and tribulations will come, but rest
through Christ Jesus. (NKJV)” in the fact that there is One greater than anything
With the current political climate, we can and will ever go through. I am reminded of
senseless deaths among our black communities, a song of old, “…have a little talk with Jesus; (let
the injustices of the world, children taking their us) tell Him all about our troubles. He will hear
own lives, our fears, personal issues, and even your faintest cry and He will answer by and by.
those issues among members of our families and (Now when you) feel a little prayer wheel turning
our friends; worry seems to creep in and take up (then you will) know a little fire is burning. Hav-
residence in one’s mind. We worry about our ing a little talk with Jesus will make IT alright.
health, child(ren), spouse or significant other, jobs, During this Season of Thanks and every
finances, the craziness of our government, being day of the year, Let each of us remember to count
lonely, death, what we are going to wear, how we our blessings and not our worries.
look, the upcoming holidays, and simply just life
in general. Christians who worry, know that God With Sisterly Love and Jesus Joy
created heaven and earth, that God has power over Soror Catrina R. Waters, Chaplain
the enemy, that God can redeem them, BUT they
are just not certain that He can get them through
the next day, the next week, even the next moment
because life feels or seems so overwhelming. This
may sound harsh, but my Sisters when we worry,
we are really saying, “God, I can’t trust you with
this.”
As I have gotten older and my relationship
with God deepened, I don’t worry any more about
people or situations. I may be concerned, but no
worrying. I have learned through the years (and
life experiences) to rely on the strength of the God
Almighty and rest in the comfort of the Word God.
That’s why Paul encourages us in Philippians 4:6-
7 about not being anxious for nothing. What he is
really saying is, do not even start worrying about
anything, but pray about everything. He admonish-
es us as believers to take our concerns to the Lord
with Thanksgiving in our hearts in advance of
what God will do for us and through our situation.

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