Sometimes our need is so pressing that we rush to demand our requests. We experience such anxiety as the aquatic pressure that water exerts on our submarine, and we feel set to implode. Panic motivates us, helplessness paralyzes us, we hit the emergency call button repeatedly.
Paul, writing from a Roman prison where his future meant probable death, writes, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
His statement is not made from a secure palace by a cozy fire surrounded by a moat and an army. He is in the trenches.
He exercised his choice to resituate himself. He saw himself, not languishing in prison, but luxuriating in a palace.
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