2. What would result if fellow Christians followed Paul’s counsel recorded at Philippians chapter four, verse six?

² So it was with utmost confidence that Paul urged fellow Christians not to be anxious over anything, but to let their petitions be made known to God, taking everything to Him in prayer and supplication along with thanksgiving.

Hence, they feel quite secure, not being especially anxious about their personal future.

“Do Not Be Anxious over Anything”

“Do not be anxious over anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication along with thanksgiving let your petitions be made known to God.”​—Phil. 4:6.

The Bible states: “The unmarried man is anxious for the things of the Lord, how he may gain the Lord’s approval.

But the married man is anxious for the things of the world, how he may gain the approval of his wife, and he is divided.” (1 Corinthians 7:32-34)

“On this account I say to you, Quit being anxious about your souls as to what you will eat or about your bodies as to what you will wear.

Who of you by being anxious can add a cubit to his life-span?

The unmarried man is anxious for the things of the Lord, how he may gain the Lord’s approval.

But the married man is anxious for the things of the world, how he may gain the approval of his wife, and he is divided.

Indeed, “anxious care in the heart of a man is what will cause it to bow down.”​—Proverbs 12:25.

This will bring us inner peace, for the apostle Paul wrote: “Do not be anxious over anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication along with thanksgiving let your petitions be made known to God; and the peace of God that excels all thought will guard your hearts and your mental powers by means of Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:6, 7)

The unmarried man is anxious for the things of the Lord, how he may gain the Lord’s approval. . . .

Further, the unmarried woman, and the virgin, is anxious for the things of the Lord.” (1 Corinthians 7:32-34)

The Sermon on the Mount​—“Stop Being Anxious”

AFTER giving counsel about shunning materialism, Jesus admonished his audience to avoid undue worry about obtaining the necessities of life: “On this account I say to you: Stop being anxious about your souls as to what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your bodies as to what you will wear.

For relief from too much tension, one must also give heed to Jesus’ remedy: “Never be anxious about the next day, for the next day will have its own anxieties.

To be anxious and in suspense about material needs for tomorrow can add up to a crushing burden of tension that may wreck body and mind.