do NOT be anxious about ANYTHING

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
— Philippians 4:6-7

God wants to hear our prayers. But to keep them from becoming too self-focussed, God wants us to always remember to give thanks. It is so easy for us to turn prayer into a request line. We are the ones who are left bereft when thanksgiving and praise are robbed from our prayers. Without praise our hearts grow dim because all we think about are problems and prayer becomes a wish list.

**sometimes i read my devotions from a website called http://www.verseoftheday.com/ and this is what was on there tonight.  i thought everything was said so perfectly, so i decided to just copy and paste it.  anyways, the credit goes to that website**