Take note of these words:
1. anxious means uneasiness, fearful, or worried.
2. Petition is the gathering together on common ground. When people want to conquer or resolve an issue they find those that are like-minded and come together to express or show their agreement. The Google definition is a formal written request typically one signed by many people appealing to authority with respect to a particular cause. The King James version uses the word supplication instead of petition. Supplication means the action of asking or begging for something earnestly or humbly.
3. Present means to give or show.
4. Transcend means to be or go beyond the range or limits of.
Read the verse again and substitute the meanings for the actual words.
Verse 6 tells you what to do(action) and then verse 7 tells you what will happen(result). When we take our situations to God the peace of God comes to perform. This peace works by transcending all understanding or going beyond all understanding. The way that it does this is by guarding your heart and your mind. However it has a certain power behind it and that is in Christ Jesus.
Whatever you are going through, whatever it looks like, whatever you have done or failed to do, whatever you need to stop or start, do not get stuck in it. Bring everything to God. Talk to him about it first. Tell him what you want, how you feel, release that thing to him, and come into agreement with his will for you. Then thank him for being a place of refuge, a place of safety and comfort. You must believe and trust him to do better than you asked him to. In the middle of chaos you will have peace that you can't even explain, because God will keep your heart and mind, but it is only through Christ Jesus! Do you know him(Jesus)? He is waiting for you to receive his gift of salvation, freedom from your sins. Receive him today by asking him to forgive you of your sins and believe that he died for you. Don't try to make sense of it. It's not supposed to make sense. It's supposed to make you different.
