Don't Worry

Matthew 6

Do Not Worry(AB)
25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry(AC) 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.(AD) Are you not much more valuable than they?(AE) 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life[e]?(AF)

28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor(AG) 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?(AH) 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.(AI) 33 But seek first his kingdom(AJ) and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.(AK) 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Why do we worry? How much time do we waste in an hour, a day, our lives....worrying? Like the Scripture says, do you add an hour to a day worrying? NO!  when situations arise that drive us to worry, stop, praise God, pray for wisdom knowledge, perseverance, and understanding to navigate the problem and the He be Glorified throughout by our actions.

Some will say, praise God? My lights are off, my gas tank is on E, and I may be laid off. How am I supposed to praise God??? This is when praise is most important.  We can praise Him when the chips are stacked in our favor. But we must praise God even more when life goes bonkers. If we can praise God at the worst of times, pray for those things mentioned, there is no time for worry. Will it still hurt, yes, but Christ will be with you to carry you through....if you let Him. Worry solves nothing. It only delays time to come up with a solution, Causes immeasurable stress, dysfunction, and separation from God. 

Lord, for all of us who struggle to praise You when we are going through the tough times, teach us how to override the humanistic reaction and praise You. I pray that our worry ceases which would allow you to enter and work with and through us to solve the problem. Teach us Father to remain calm and not worry. For You have this under control, we need to obey your in the process of the resolution. If you colored the flowers, what more will you do for us at all points of our lives? Help our unbelief Jesus, that we may leave worry behind and grow closer to you.  Amen