“Be anxious for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”  Phil 4: 6-7. Have you ever felt anxious, discouraged, and depressed when you weigh your problems against your abilities and find that you cannot come up with suitable solutions?  When we look at the landscape of our lives, we will always face thorny problems that can be overwhelming for our limited abilities.  However, we can control such feelings when we learn to take our problems to the One who says, “come to me ye who are weary and heavily burden and I will give you rest”.  Jesus wants us to pour out our feelings to Him and to break free from our preoccupation of the problems.  We are to acknowledge our weakness and humble ourselves under the mighty hand of our Lord.  Paul is telling us that we will feel the strongest when we are on our knees looking up to our God. We are to submit to God in prayer, supplication, and thanksgiving and allow Him who always works in our best interest.  He is the only One who has the wisdom and power to deal effectively with our problems and to grant us peace. Prayer:  Almighty God, your word has indicated to us that we will always have problems and face obstacles in this life which our limited abilities may not be able to handle. But you, O merciful and gracious Father, have called us to bring all our problem to you in prayer.  Grant us the assurance and the peace of mind that you are the all-powerful God who can and will deal with them effectively.  Amen.