Do Not Worry
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[e]?
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 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.
Personal Reflection
I inquired about an example of popular Bible passages for encouragement. This one came up and I was touched to reflect upon this passage personally. God's Words clearly tell me not to worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Currently, the things that are dragging me down are worry about the future of ministry, future of how people grow spiritually, future of how to raise my family, future challenges in providing physically, emotionally, and spiritually as the man of the house, etc... Yet, I am called to teach and preach Do Not Worry.
God says, "Can you by worrying add a single hour to life? God knows what I need." I am to seek first God's kingdom and his righteousness and all these things will be given to me as well.
I am to seek first his kingdom and righteousness. How to do so today? The time thinking and worrying is plainly sinning against God. I have decided to faithfully pray and serve brothers and sisters in Crossroad today. I have decided that it is really up to God to build and raise up people, and my role is merely to partner with God and be willing to work with Him. I have decided the best gift I can offer my family as a man is to allow God to take care and work in my life. Finally, the more I worry about what I can do to provide, the depressing truth of failure will come. I will fail when I constantly worry and rely on my own. Everything I own, every abilities I have, every friends and connection I have; I freely received from God. I just have to trust that God's grace is enough and I am in good hands when I just focus on doing what's right in God's eyes today. I have faith that doing the right things today and not worry about tomorrow is what brings glory to God's name.
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