Skip to main content

Translate

The power of Thanksgiving // O Poder do Agradecimento


I liked a lot this text from a devotional that I have been doing these last few days. That I decided to share it with you.

 

The Power of Prayer in Thanksgiving

By Danny Saavedra

 

"Be anxious for nothing, 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 minds through Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7 (NKJV) 

 

In life, there will always be things to worry about, things that cause anxiety. There is no shortage of troubles in this world. And despite the English translation of this verse, Paul did not tell the Philippians that they were prohibited from caring about worldly matters, that they couldn't be concerned with things like providing for their families, preserving their property, or any trial they may be experiencing. Instead, what the Greek word (merimnate) expresses is that we should not be so overly anxious that we fall apart and become utterly consumed by our cares to the point where it becomes sinful. ]


How does it become sinful? Because this level of anxiety implies a lack of faith and confidence in the Lord and demonstrates a high degree of self-centeredness and self-absorption. Here, Paul is saying that we can be free from the unbelievably heavy burden of worry and anxiety, that we can experience the kind of confidence in God that frees our minds from the clutches of anxiety and develops in us such a level of dependence on Christ that His peace sweeps over us. The key to experiencing this peace and confidence is prayer and thanksgiving! It’s praying with passion and sincerity and then walking in gratitude and faith that God will provide, instruct, care for, and comfort us.


When we immerse ourselves in prayer instead of our cares, when we genuinely pray for God's sovereign will instead of ours and have a sincere, thankful heart, then His Spirit can work in us to free us from worry. And as we do this, as we pray "in everything.” He will give us a peace that goes beyond comprehension, a peace we cannot find anywhere else, a peace that allows us to have the perspective we talked about a few days ago, a peace that fills us with joy and gratitude. And that peace will sweep over us; it will comfort our hearts and give us a supernatural confidence and steadiness we never thought possible because it comes through the Spirit of the One who raised Christ from the dead. 


As a man who had experienced more troubles than most people can ever fathom, Paul's words carried serious weight and credibility. There’s no doubt he spoke from experience. And yet, despite everything, the apostle was completely at peace. And it's a peace even he, a highly educated, logical, intelligent man who had studied the Scriptures his whole life couldn't comprehend. His prayer life and connection to the Spirit gave him a confidence in God that transcended any and all circumstances. He knew beyond any doubt that God's plan is perfect and good. 


The peace of God through Jesus guarded and guided Paul's heart. He wasn't worried because he had the peace of God, which he received through prayer, and we can have the same thing. Today, let’s thank the Lord for this gift of peace!

 

Gostei muito desse texto de um devocional que venho fazendo nesses últimos dias. Que decidi compartilhar com vocês.

 

O Poder da Oração de Agradecimento

Por Danny Saavedra

 

“Não andeis ansiosos por coisa alguma, mas em tudo, pela oração e súplica, com ação de graças, apresentem os vossos pedidos a Deus; e a paz de Deus, que excede todo o entendimento, guardará os vossos corações e mentes em Cristo Jesus.” Filipenses 4:6-7 (NVI)

 

Na vida sempre haverá coisas com que nos preocupar, coisas que causam ansiedade. Não faltam problemas neste mundo. E apesar da tradução inglesa deste versículo, Paulo não disse aos filipenses que eles estavam proibidos de se preocupar com assuntos mundanos, que não poderiam se preocupar com coisas como o sustento de suas famílias, a preservação de suas propriedades ou qualquer provação que pudessem enfrentar. experimentando. Em vez disso, o que a palavra grega (merimnate) expressa é que não devemos ficar tão ansiosos a ponto de desmoronarmos, sermos totalmente consumidos pelos nossos cuidados a ponto de se tornarem pecaminosos.


Como isso se torna pecaminoso? Porque este nível de ansiedade implica falta de fé e confiança no Senhor e demonstra um alto grau de egocentrismo e auto-absorção. Aqui, Paulo está dizendo que podemos ser livres do fardo inacreditavelmente pesado de preocupação e ansiedade, que podemos experimentar o tipo de confiança em Deus que liberta nossas mentes das garras da ansiedade e desenvolve em nós um tal nível de dependência de Cristo. que Sua paz nos varra. A chave para experimentar esta paz e confiança é a oração e a ação de graças! É orar com paixão e sinceridade e depois caminhar com gratidão e fé que Deus nos proverá, instruirá, cuidará e nos confortará.


Quando mergulhamos na oração em vez de nas nossas preocupações, quando oramos genuinamente pela vontade soberana de Deus em vez da nossa e temos um coração sincero e agradecido, então o Seu Espírito pode trabalhar em nós para nos libertar das preocupações. E ao fazermos isso, ao orarmos “em tudo”. Ele nos dará uma paz que vai além da compreensão, uma paz que não encontramos em nenhum outro lugar, uma paz que nos permitirá ter a perspectiva de que falamos há alguns dias, uma paz que nos encherá de alegria e gratidão. varrerá sobre nós, confortará nossos corações e nos dará uma confiança e firmeza sobrenaturais que nunca pensamos ser possível, porque vem através do Espírito Daquele que ressuscitou Cristo dentre os mortos.


Como um homem que passou por mais problemas do que a maioria das pessoas pode imaginar, as palavras de Paulo tinham grande peso e credibilidade. Não há dúvida de que ele falou por experiência própria. E, no entanto, apesar de tudo, o apóstolo estava completamente em paz. E é uma paz que mesmo ele, um homem altamente educado, lógico e inteligente, que estudou as Escrituras durante toda a sua vida, não conseguiu compreender. Sua vida de oração e conexão com o Espírito deram-lhe uma confiança em Deus que transcendia toda e qualquer circunstância. Ele sabia, sem qualquer dúvida, que o plano de Deus é perfeito e bom.


A paz de Deus através de Jesus guardou e guiou o coração de Paulo. Ele não estava preocupado porque tinha a paz de Deus, que recebeu através da oração, e podemos ter a mesma coisa. Hoje, agradeçamos ao Senhor por este dom da paz!

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Solitude and Silence // Solidão e silêncio

  In moments of peace and tranquility, it is useful to remember times of stress and struggle by Thomas à Kempis Whenever you are enjoying some time of peace and rest, it is useful to call to mind those times when you have been busy, overworked, or stressed. Whenever you are enjoying the calmness of solitude and silence, it is useful to reflect on those occasions when you have been assaulted with noise and activity. Indeed, calling such things to mind is a sure and effective way of learning to love and value the peaceful tranquility of your times of solitude! If you reflect upon how easily you can become anxious or worried, or how little it takes to perturb your soul, you will also realize that the achievement of true inner peace is not something which human efforts can ever achieve on their own. Left to yourself, how often you have fallen prey to anxiety, even when there is little or no real need to worry! How often, even when you are surro...

We are the Winners // Nós somos os vencedores

  The death of my cousin made me think about a few things. Yes, it was a sad thing. So unexpected. It got us all by surprise, which hurt. He was such a nice, joyful, and lively guy or man. He will certainly be missed. What we have here but the present. My mom and my other cousin spoke at the funeral. Yes, we have nothing here. It makes no sense at all to get attached to things of this world when at any moment we might leave it. Our days are numbered, but we don’t know how many we were given. How are you living your days? Sometimes we take it for granted because we are young or have health and may think that we have a whole life ahead of us. But do we really? Some live their lives as if all they have to do is party. As if parties were the most important thing in the world. Fun is part of life, so are sadness, problems and relationships, and hard times. Are we going to take something from this world when we die? I am pretty sure we a...

Tear them down // Destrua-os

I like Gideon’s story because I used to use it to justify my lack of faith. Although if I had seen an angel, I probably wouldn’t doubt it. But when hard times come, we tend to be more skeptic because our mindset is: “If the Lord is with us, why then has all this happened to us?” ( Judges 6 :13) Isn’t that right? However, we usually forget our sins. The idols we have put in our lives, our disobedience. We certainly are not praying as much as we should; we have let other things become a priority. It is not like God is punishing us, they might as well be simply the consequences of our disobedience. Then when God decided to help, He wants to know what is in our heart. So, He demands to tear down all our idols. Are you willing to do that? Your job, your career, your friends, your family, your bank account, your health, the food, the entertainment, and so on.   Make God priority again. Yes, you doubt because you think all your priority was...