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December 15 2002
A Carefree Christmas
"Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication
with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God."
-- (Philippians 4:6)
Can you really have a merry Christmas even when you have a thousand and
one pressures bearing down on you? Yes, you can--and you don't have to
leave the country to do it. No matter how intense or how trivial the
problems are that you're facing right now, you can have the most
wonderful, most carefree Christmas season you've ever had in your life;
and you can start having it today.
As a believer, you're probably familiar with that scripture that says to
be anxious for nothing. But, have you ever taken it seriously enough to
put it into action? There's a good chance you haven't because you
haven't understood just how dangerous those anxieties are. You probably
haven't realized that they're a deadly part of the devil's strategy
against you.
That's right. Worry is one of the chief weapons of his warfare. If he
can get you to worry about them, he can use the financial pressures and
family pressures and scheduling problems that are just a "normal" part
of everyday life to weigh you down and drag you into more trouble than
you think possible.
Medical science tells us that a high percentage of the people
hospitalized in the U.S.A. are there with ailments caused by worry and
tension. Yet, a great many believers worry without even thinking about
it. They'll worry about being too short or too skinny. They'll stew over
this and that and not even realize they've been sinning.
"Sinning, Brother Copeland?"
Yes! For the born-again, Spirit-filled believer who owns a
Bible--worrying is a sin. So, even if the Christmas cards are late and
45 people are coming to your house for Christmas dinner, don't worry.
Instead, do what the Bible says to do. Pray, making your request known
to God...and praise Him for the answer. Then you'll have peace.
Now, go ahead and have a truly merry Christmas, you carefree thing you!
-- Kenneth Copeland
SCRIPTURE READING Matthew 6:24-34
Regards,
Inne Kairupan
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