Paul’s Prayers for Worry. Philippians 4:1-9 There are six steps that a believer must take to maintain the peace of God within his heart and life.
1. Step 1: peace comes through standing fast v.1.
2. Step 2: peace comes through agreement and unity v.2-3.
3. Step 3: peace comes through rejoicing continually and repeatedly v.4.
4. Step 4: peace comes through a strong gentleness v.5.
5. Step 5: peace comes through prayer. v.6-7
6. Step 6: peace comes through positive thinking.v.8-9
The believer is expected to control and discipline his mind. He is to struggle against all sinful and negative thoughts, and fight to think only positive thoughts.11. When faced by a situation that threatens us with anxiety, we are to bring our minds into it. We are to set our minds to work contemplating the resources that are ours and the alternate courses that are open. We are to get our minds busy discovering what we and God can do to deal with this situation.