Monday, June 25, 2012

Stop Being Anxious! Seriously.


  Matthew 6 Cont'd

Do Not Be Anxious
“Do not be anxious...is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?”
The life we live is....actually about life, not stuff. By the way we obsess over our purchases you'd think we needed our cell phones to keep us breathing. Christ tells us in this passage, that food itsself is not even our main concern...nope...it should still be God, because God is our Heavenly Father, and He isn't cheap. 

Depending upon your situation with your own earthly father, this may be a bit difficult to grasp, but just picture two big and strong arms lifting you above your problems, protecting you from all the mean things around you (and you pretty much got it).

We don't have to worry...ever. First off, because its fruitless, it doesn't actually do anything but feed into our false sense of ownership. You may think you're in control of your life: that you earn your wages from a tough day's work, support yourself during emotional hardship, pull yourself up by your own bootstraps...not really. Each of these things are impossible to do without breathing, a somewhat obvious fact most of us weren't conscious of today. God holds us together. He gives the ability to do what it is we do, and to not do these things.

Jesus encourages us to take a look around our earth and recognize God's provision all around us. He implores us to have faith in Him, the God that takes care of all the birds everywhere. When was the last time you saw a bird fret? Never, because they hold fast to what we forget: God provides.

“Sufficient for the day is its own trouble”

What an awesome truth. A preacher once described each day's problems as having the ability to fit into that specific day. Each day has enough issues, there really is no need to transfer next month's problems to today's load.
This doesn't mean we stop planning, just that we trust God more and worry less...or better yet, not at all.



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