(Cindy Wright)

The Bible tells us in Philippians 4:6:

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”

It then gives us a promise if we do that. It says in verse 7:

“And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

That’s a pretty difficult place to come to when you’re in the midst of a crisis. I know; I’ve been there! Yet when I’ve applied this principle and have prayed —especially if I’ve prayed through the scriptures, somehow God brings a peace which is hard to describe.

So how do you do that? What do you pray when you’re in a crisis and your mind is filled with anxious, racing thoughts? How do you pray through the scriptures?

I’ve found if I haven’t been able to quiet my mind enough to know how to pray and what to pray, I open the book of Psalms in the Bible. I then find a place to start and read a verse or so and pray for whatever and whomever comes to mind until I know it’s time to go on and read the next verse to do the same thing. Eventually, I find the Holy Spirit leading me through the process, bringing peace as I follow His leading in praying through the scriptures.

Sometimes I’ll just pray for a few minutes and sometimes for an hour or even several hours at a stretch. Sometimes I’ll pray through the whole evening into the morning until a sense of peace comes upon my heart and I know deep within that the Lord and I have connected somehow.

If you do this, you may find that sometimes the scripture you come across will bring to mind something else to pray for, other than the immediate crisis facing you. If that’s the case, pray for whatever comes to mind. Eventually, you’ll experience the peace God promises in the above scripture. (That’s not my promise — it’s God’s so I know it will happen!)

With that said, we’d like to lead you to an article which appears on the web site www.growthtrac.com titled, “How to Pray in the Midst of Crisis” by David Sanford. This article will lead you to pray in a specific way that you might also find helpful.

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