" Are You Worried ? "

 

Matthew 6:25-34  "Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment ? Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly FATHER feeds them. Are ye not much better than they ? Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature ? And why take ye thought for raiment ? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: and yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

Wherefore, if GOD so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall HE not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith ? Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat ? or, What shall we drink ? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed ? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly FATHER knows that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of GOD, and HIS righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof."

     It is natural to become worried or anxious at different times in life. Many have been worried about the coronavirus pandemic and now the rise of the Delta variant. Are you worried about your health, financial situation, or employment ? Are you anxious about your family, possessions, or future ? Are you concerned about "climate change," government, violence, or world instability ? Humanly speaking, these are a great concern to many and can lead to unhealthy fear. When we worry, we are engaged in a form of self-harassment and vexation. It will wear us down and cause us to become blind to good things. Anxiety makes us afraid, restless, and unsettled.

     What are we to do about our worries ? Some advise us to think "positive thoughts." Many world religions tell us to empty ourselves of all thought. But why use a Band Aid when we possess the cure ? The LORD has given us HIS remedy in the Bible, but we must desire it and make it our own. Medicine left on the shelf is powerless to heal. Verse twenty-five of our text commands us to "take no thought for your life." This instruction does not necessitate that we go around in ignorance and apathy; rather, it means that we are not to be anxious or troubled by the cares of this life. Many times we worry about things that will never happen. GOD knows exactly what we need, when we need it, and how to go through it. We can rest in the fact that GOD will take care of us. When we worry, we remove GOD and set ourselves in HIS place. Let GOD do HIS job (Philippians 4:6 above). Do not worry about anything ! Be "casting all your care upon HIM; for HE cares for you" (1st.Peter 5:7 above). HE will exchange your worry for HIS peace (Philippians 4:7 above). PNF

Your servant in CHRIST,

Julie

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