Welcome to this :Victorious Daily Devotion" in the most amazing and loving name of Jesus Christ! đââď¸đđđTopic : Worry Brings Negative Emotions; Hope & Belief Brings Positivity & Joy in Life..Philippians 4:6 says, Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.You may not hear the word âfretâ much anymore. Itâs an older word that just means âworry.â When you fret, you get stressed out, anxious, and impatient. You worry because things are either happening too fast and you canât handle the change or because things are going too slow and you want God to speed things up.We donât usually mind waiting if we have hope about it. But when we choose to wait patiently on God instead of fretting, it is a statement of faith. We are making a declaration about Godâs character. When we wait patiently, weâre saying that we trust God and have faith in him. Weâre humbly admitting our dependence on him.The Bible says in Psalm 37:7, âBe still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their waysâ One of the biggest reasons we get stressed out is because weâre constantly comparing ourselves to others. Instead of focusing on Godâs love and what heâs done for us, we look at other people, focusing on what they have that we donât.Comparing ourself to others is never wise. Why? Because God has a plan for your life thatâs different from his plan for anyone else. If youâre wishing that God gave you another personâs plan, then youâre going to miss the plan for your life! Comparing leads to fretting. When you compare, you start worrying.But worry is worthless. Any second you spend worrying is wasted, because worry canât accomplish anything. Worry canât change the past. It canât control the future. Itâs only going to make our life miserable today. Itâs like sitting in a rocking chair, going back and forth, back and forth. You donât make any progress, and we use a lot of energy that's wasted. Philippians 4:6 says, Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.Worry will never change anything, but prayer will. Lord we would not like to fret this Christmas season because of some trials in our lives, but trust His birth and resurrection and live hopeful and joyful life. ....Gratitude makes you more resistant to stress and increases your happiness and satisfaction. Gratitude shows truly how humble you are, and more or less our Spiritual walk with Christ.If you are blessed by these devotions, you may daily click the like button "đ". And Please forward to your friends and other groups. God loves a grateful child of God. God bless you! Benedict James