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"It is difficult/impossible to be calm in situations like this"
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Philippians 4:6 ,6 Be anxious for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.,7 "And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."
There will always be naturally reasons to worry but there is no spiritual reason to worry and thus it is our spiritual walk of faith that keeps us calm in difficult situations.
Revmaining calm in difficult situations is not in the power of our soul but in the power of God we allow to flow into our soul by faith-based prayer and thanksgiving
Romans 14:17 "For the kingdom of God is not food and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit."
Revmaining calm in difficult situations depends on our understanding of the peace of God given freely in Christ allowing it to fill our minds and rule our hearts by faith
Colossians 3:15 "And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you are called in one body; and be thankful."
Mark 10:27 "And Jesus looking upon them said,
The presence of God and the absence of self dependence is what makes it possible to remain calm in difficult situations
"I cannot have fun as a believer"
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Nehemiah 8:10 "Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet wine, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be you grieved; for the joy of the LORD is your strength."
Esther 9:19 "Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending presents one to another."
Deuteronomy 14:26 "And you shall bestow that money for whatsoever your soul desires, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever your soul desires: and you shall eat there before the LORD your God, and you shall rejoice, you, and your household,"
God commands us to have fun occassionally
Philippians 4:4 "Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice."
Romans 14:17 "For the kingdom of God is not food and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit."
"I have accomplished more than anyone, why shouldn't I rest now"
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Mark 12:30 "
what we do with our strength is worship(love offering) to God and worshiping God means more to God and to us than anything else. Until we do things with an attitude of worship we never finish in doing it well. When we do things with the attitude of worship we then have the potential to finish in doing it well.
Ephesians 3:7 "Of which I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power."
God shall judge us according to the enablements He gives us and not according to the vastness of and superiority of our accomplishments in relation to others
Deuteronomy 16:17 "Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD your God which he has given you."
"I am at rest now, because this person has promised to deal with this issue"
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Psalm 118:8 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
Jeremiah 17:5 "Thus says the LORD;
"Why do I have to speed up, there is more time"
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Colossians 4:5 "Walk in wisdom toward them that are outsiders, redeeming the time."
Ephesians 5:16 "Redeeming the time, because the days are evil."
2Peter 3:8 "But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day."
Ecclesiastes 9:10 "Whatsoever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, where you go."
"Even if I fail, it is nothing because failure is part of life"
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Philippians 3:14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 2:12 "Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling."
Matthew 5:48 "
The peace of God accessed through prayer and thanksgiving has a more powerful influence on the soul than any situation and thus makes it possible to keep calm in any situation