As believers surrender to God's will, they are called to release their grip on worries, fears, and past hurts. According to Ephesians, this involves putting away bitterness and instead choosing forgiveness and kindness. Proverbs encourages trusting in the Lord with all one's heart, rather than relying on human understanding, while Jeremiah reminds us that God has a plan to prosper and give hope for the future. By letting go of the past, as Isaiah teaches, and casting anxieties on Him, as 1 Peter instructs, believers can walk in freedom and trust, knowing God is working for their good.
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Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.
“Do not call to mind the former things; pay no attention to the things of old. Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert.
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus.
Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead. Make a level path for your feet, and all your ways will be sure. Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.
And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.