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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