Don't Worry

Read: Matthew 6:25-34

Do not worry .... Your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. --- Matthew 6:31-32

Ezekiel 11-13
James 1

My nephew's job was soon to be eliminated, so I was glad to hear from his wife that he had just accepted an offer for a new position.

"We prayed, I worried, and Eric was determined to get another job," Angie wrote in an e-mail, explaining the journey they'd been on for the last few months.

It's easy for us to panic when we face serious concerns --- the loss of a job, a family member with cancer, a wayward child.

So we pray. And we get busy. We start doing everything we can think of to move forward in a positive way.

And we worry. We know it's a waste of time. Yet a lot of us find ourselves in this dilemma --- we know we should trust God, but we wonder just what He's going to do.

That's when we turn to His Word --- to remind us that He is walking with us and inviting us to hand over to Him our worries and burdens. Scripture tells us, "[Cast] all your care upon Him, for He cares for you" [1 Peter 5:7], and "God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus" [Phil. 4:19].

When your mind turns to anxious thoughts about the future, remember that "your heavenly Father knows" [Matt. 6:32] and will give you what you need. --- Cindy Hess Kasper

I don't know about tomorrow,
It may bring me poverty;
But the One who feeds the sparrow
Is the One who stands by me. --- Stanphill

WORRY IS A BURDEN GOD NEVER INTENDED US TO BEAR.