Don’t Worry
February 19, 2009 by Marci
Matthew 6
25″Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? 28″And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.I have to read that passage every so often to keep myself in check. When I feel worry creeping in, I know I have to stop it right away. I have to remind myself that worry accomplishes nothing. I love verse 27 that says “Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? “ It can’t be done. It’s a waste of time! It is just mental busyness that keeps us from a joyful life.
Right now, everywhere you look and listen, people are talking about the grim economics times we are in. Every media outlet is bombarding us with bad news and reasons we should all worry and fret. Are you as sick of it as I am? It’s a good thing I don’t rely on the media and other negative influences to run my life and shape my attitude toward it. Jesus said we are valuable to him and he will take care of us if we seek him first – not the media, not our negative co-workers, not our neighbors. Jesus asks us to have faith in Him. Worry is a form of fear and fear is opposite of faith. Faith and fear cannot co-exist.
Don’t get sucked up into the mental busyness of worry. Have faith and put your trust in Him. He is bigger than the economy, the government, or whatever else tempts you to worry.
Comments (3)
Thank you!! I need to read that more often! I am okay until I start watching the news.
These verses have fallen on my shoulders many times… coupled with “God does not give us the spirit of fear…” Hhhuuummm!? And “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood…” It’s a big crazy world and very much a fight to survive sometimes! This topic is dear to my heart. ;o)
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