https://odb.org/2025/03/07/life-without-worry
Matthew 6:25-34 NIV – 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 than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look 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? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? 28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labour or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendour was dressed like one of these. 30 If 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—you of little faith? 31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
If we have been in the faith for a while, we would know that worry adds nothing to our lives. It is a direct teaching of Jesus as set out in Matthew 6:25-34, and since Jesus is the Son of God and He is God in the flesh, His words are wiser than even the words of Solomon. In fact, worry can sometimes be detrimental to our health, especially our mental health. Experience will show that nothing changes with worry. Will we add an hour to our life by worrying? No. Look at the birds of the air or the flowers that bloom. God takes care of them. In the same way, God will take care of us.
Having said that, we know that we will still worry. We will still worry about the future. What tomorrow will bring? Will our children and their children have a good future? Will they carve a place for themselves in this big wide world? Will they find peace and joy in God? Or will they stray away, distracted by the challenges of life and the bright lights of the world? Will we have enough to retire when we are no longer earning? Will we be doing anything useful for society and God after we retire? In what tangible way can we really serve Him? Missions? Ministry?
The teaching of Jesus in Matthew 6:25-34 is simple – worry adds nothing, God will take care, so seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these shall be added unto us. Instead of worrying about things and the future, just put God first in all that we do. Pursue the things of God and His righteousness. Dwell deeper into His Word. Serve God more meaningfully. Focus on what really matters in eternity, not just what we can see in the natural. As faith is believing in things unseen. Have a kingdom mindset. Make sure we are always on the narrow path. We can not escape the challenges of this world, but as we give our lives to God, we can be rest assured that He will bring us safely through this world.
Remember Psalm 23? Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. Don’t forget and be reminded that the LORD always wants the best for us. Put our trust fully in Him instead of worrying. That will serve us better in the long run, in our run up to eternity.
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