Preoccupation with and self-pity in our inadequacies promise to make us feel better, but they lack any real power to help. But God can give us real peace: “Do not be anxious about anything, 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 your minds in Christ Jesus” (Phil. 4:6–7).
