If after praying, your emotions are still in turmoil(心緒不寧) - pray more. By cultivating the discipline of frequent prayer(養成經常禱告的慣例), you’ll discover the ability to remain calm and quiet. As you wait before the Lord, you’ll find relief from fears grip on your spirit(心靈掙脫恐懼的挾制). You might be tempted to think your prayer was ineffective, or you somehow failed because your anxiety returned - perhaps as soon as you said Amen.

Just take persistent anxiety (憂心忡忡) as a signal that you need more time with God; reviewing all the details of your problem, telling him how much it plagues(折磨)you, and sometimes even admitting that you’re afraid he won’t handle it soon enough. Having a deep, persistent concern (高度持續關注) for a problem isn’t the same as worry(擔憂). Worry is choosing to fret (煩躁) instead of turning it completely over to God.

So if you tend to worry a lot, pray a lot. Pray, Lord, this is your problem to fix(處理). You take charge(你來管). Let me know what you want me to do if I’m to be involved in the solution. By leaving it with you, I’ll consider it solved(交給你，成事在天). At that point discipline your mind not to worry(修心養性不發愁), and not to continue seeking answers or trying to find the solution(不再想方設法). You have solved the problem by giving it to God, and your major responsibility now is to wait for his leading(等候他來主導). When he wants you to act, he will make it clear. As you wait before him, he will direct your thoughts to the next step you should take(引導你去想下一步該怎麼走). And if there’s nothing he leads you to do - do nothing more. He will take it from there.

原文: The Word for Today，山頭圖: Rugby game - St. John vs. Boys High