Notes of Faith November 11, 2026
I will continue to post the link to the “Go Fund Me” account for our friend, John Belle who lost his brother earlier this year and his mother last week, now alone, trying to continue to live in very expensive California. Thank you to those who have already helped and thank you to those who are going to. His current need is great, but God is helping us to help him make choices, that, although he will have to move to survive financially, he should be able to keep his job and have enough to make it from day to day. Again, I thank you and pray that your reward in heaven is multiplied greatly!
Just wanted to let you know that your giving has paid for John’s mom, Sharon to be taken from the hospital to be cremated, death certificates obtained, and her ashes returned to John. We are working on helping John find another place to live that he can afford. Please keep praying and giving as you are able.
Be Anxious for Nothing
Pray Anyway
Hi, I’m Anxiety,” says the orange, wiry cartoon from Inside Out 2. “Where should I put my baggage?” is a line that made me laugh hard as I related all too well. But, by prayer, we can choose to surrender all our earthly baggage and anxieties to the One who conquered the cross, the grave—death itself. So then, in our own personal emotional headquarters we can speak the truth of God’s Word to our emotions so they don’t lead us; rather, we lead them by the Spirit!
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. — Philippians 4:6–7 NKJV
It’s another beautiful promise of prayer. Through prayer, we’re called to be anxious for nothing. Easier said than done, right? But by coming to Him, asking, begging humbly with a heart of thanksgiving, and making it plainly known what we need from the Father—peace follows.
This passage doesn’t say we are guaranteed an answer right away. Or that the heavens are going to open up with a sign or that the audible voice of God will tell us exactly what to do. But the guarantee that prayer brings is peace from all other external voices, tugs, and pulls, and the release from all anxieties and their baggage.
The truth is, you may be without answers today. But through prayer, you’re offered peace from the Prince of Peace, Jesus.
And the crazy, beautiful truth is, He knows, and He’s already there. He’s just taking you on the journey to knowing too.
Allow Him to hold your hand and guide your heart through this season of unknowns.
These verses also tell us to “let your requests be made known to God.” It doesn’t say to let them be known to one another. How often do we go to other people with our problems, requests, and needs before we go to God? His Word clearly says He wants to hear from us first. May prayer be our first call, not our last response.
Although it doesn’t make sense in the natural world, may His supernatural peace comfort you through the unknowns. Today, take baby steps in walking out of being anxious for nothing through prayer. Let go of consuming thoughts of things out of your control through prayer.
This may look like writing a prayer or a brain dump of all the things heavy on your heart, or maybe five minutes of focused breathing, centering yourself in His peace today.
Excerpted from Pray Anyway, by Georgia Williams, copyright Georgia Williams.
Pray without ceasing. God wants intimacy with us that is constant, consistent, and gives total trust for all things into His hands. May you be able today to give your baggage to the Lord and let Him deal with it as it should be!
Pastor Dale