“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” – Philippians 4:4-7 (ESV)
Prayer is an amazingly powerful gift that God has given to us. When instead of allowing our day-to-day struggles and trials to breed anxiety within us, we open our hearts to the Lord and humbly petition Him to lead us in His will, we find that the perfect peace of Christ washes away our fears. While the results of our conversations with God may not manifest how or when we expect, we can rest assured that they’ve been heard and answered nonetheless.
Hi, I’m Phil Malmstrom, a.k.a. Phather Phil. I’m self-employed, father of two wonderful young men, an ordained minister who delights in spreading Jesus’ Message of Hope and Love, a science-fiction junkie, an aspiring photographer and above all that one of God’s Children who rejoices in His Blessings each day. 
Amen! I was just reading this morning in James chapter 5 about the power of prayer. We are to take everything to God in prayer. “Oh what peace we often forfeit. Oh, what needless pain we bear. All because we do not carry, everything to God in prayer.”
There is power in prayer! Amen!
We were just talking last night about the “peace” that only God can provide. It is far more than Webster’s describes and can only be found in intimacy with God… through prayer. Blessings Phil!