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When we are worried, we may find it difficult to apply the very spiritual principles and prescriptions that we find easy to talk about when things seem to go well. I find this true in my experience. Yet, regardless of how you or I feel, we can apply a spiritual process and know that God honors our willingness to do so. Doing that even once leads a step closer to peace that passes all understanding.
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1) Choose a matter of anxiety for you ~ be specific. Apply the above prescription. This can include affirming in advance that God will both provide a resolution to your anxiety and give you peace.
2) Do you know someone who is going through an anxious time? Speak with the person. Recommend that he or she try the above prescription. Offer to pray through the process with him or her. I recommend you both voice and affirm the Philippians passage.
3) Memorize the Philippians passage in your favorite Bible translation? Set one or more times a day, for a week, that you will meditate briefly on the passage.
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*Charitable contributions would be appreciated to assist Brian in the continuance of his work of ministry. For contributions, contact Brian at barukhattah@embarqmail.com .
*Bible translations from the CEV. The Dostoevsky material is from Scott Higgins. Information from "Doestoevsky and Autobigraphy - Prison" by Jennifer Jay, at www.middlebury.edu/~beyer/courses/previous/ru351/studentpapers/Autobiography.shtml.
*Brian's book of mystical love poetry, An Ache for Union: Oneness with God through Love, can be ordered through major booksellers, or through the Cokesbury on-line store, at www.cokesbury.com .
*Brian K. Wilcox lives in Punta Gorda, FL, and Clearwater, FL, with his wife, step-son, and two beloved dogs. He serves the Christ Community United Methodist Church, Punta Gorda, FL. Brian is vowed at Greenbough House of Prayer, a contemplative Christian community in South Georgia. He lives a vowed, contemplative life and inspires others to experience a more intimate relationship with God-in-Christ. Brian advocates for a spiritually-focused Christianity and renewal of the focus of the Church on addressing the deeper spiritual needs and longings of persons, along with empathic relating with other world religions, East and West. Brian has an independent writing, workshop, and retreat ministry, for all spiritual seekers.
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