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Adeboye Urges Nigerians to Beat Anxiety by Rejoicing, Praying and Giving Thanks

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  • Pastor Enoch Adeboye urged Nigerians to respond to anxiety by rejoicing, praying and giving thanks each day.
  • Speaking at the Redeemed Christian Church of God's headquarters in Lagos, he said believers should begin their days with joy and trust God with the future.
  • He also described Jesus as an advocate for people who acknowledge their wrongdoing.

Pastor Enoch Adeboye has urged Nigerians to make rejoicing, prayer and thanksgiving daily habits to overcome anxiety and pressure.

When you wake up every morning, rejoice. Praise God. Start your day on a positive note of rejoicing. Forget about the past. Just rejoice. Wake up with joy and allow the joy of the Lord to dominate your life.

· Enoch AdeboyeHe urged believers to begin each day with joy during a sermon in Lagos.

Adeboye, the general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, delivered the message at the church's headquarters in Lagos on Sunday. Citing 1 Thessalonians 5:16-17, he encouraged believers to start each day with joy and leave the past behind.

“When you wake up every morning, rejoice. Praise God. Start your day on a positive note of rejoicing. Forget about the past. Just rejoice. Wake up with joy and allow the joy of the Lord to dominate your life,” he said.

If I am not where I am by my ability, why should I worry about tomorrow? He took care of me yesterday; He will take care of me tomorrow.

· Enoch AdeboyeHe encouraged people who trust in God not to worry about the future.

Adeboye said people who trusted in God had no reason to worry about the future. “If I am not where I am by my ability, why should I worry about tomorrow? He took care of me yesterday; He will take care of me tomorrow,” he said. He also urged believers to pray regularly instead of allowing problems to overwhelm them. “Pray always. Make your requests known to God. Rather than worry over your problems, pray about them.”

Pray always. Make your requests known to God. Rather than worry over your problems, pray about them.

· Enoch AdeboyeHe presented regular prayer as an alternative to being overwhelmed by problems.

He said the third practice was giving thanks regardless of a person's circumstances. “In everything give thanks. Don’t allow your circumstances to affect your life. Give thanks irrespective of what you are going through in life.” The service was dedicated to judges and lawyers. Referring to Romans 8:31, Adeboye described Jesus as an advocate unlike any other, saying: “He is the only advocate who goes to the judge and says, ‘My client is guilty as charged. But release him and take me instead. He gave himself for us.’”

In everything give thanks. Don’t allow your circumstances to affect your life. Give thanks irrespective of what you are going through in life.

· Enoch AdeboyeHe urged believers to remain thankful regardless of their circumstances.
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