God wants us to see prayer as our first line of defense, not as a last resort when everything else has failed. We can go to him at the first sign of trouble and trust that he will be even more concerned about our situation than we are. Just as Hezekiah spread out his threatening letters before God, we can lay out our anxieties before him. Turn all your anxiety over to God because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7