God Doesn’t Want Me To Worry
Scripture Reference: Matthew 6:25–34
Looking around at everything that I’m surrounded by, from the clouds in the sky to the butterfly on the pine tree, to all the beautiful trees and flowers in the field, they all have one thing in common: they are sustained day and night and are nurtured by God. In the Word, God compares us to these things and says in verse 26, “Are you not much more valuable than they?” And as He clothes the grass and flowers, He asks in verse 30, “Will He not much more clothe you—you of little faith?”
If God so carefully tends to these things that are not alive, how much more does He care for us? The ones He sent His Son to die for, so that we may live in grace and have a relationship with Him without condemnation. As we dive into the last few verses, we are prompted to drop all our worries. In the Word, it says, “Do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat or what shall we drink?’” Replace those concerns with the things that relate to your current season of life. What is it that you worry about? Write them out.
As you’ve written out your worries, look at verse 32:
“For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.”
This verse assures us that God already knows our needs and all our heart’s desires. But in the next verse, we are instructed to “seek first His kingdom and His righteousness,” and He will then begin to align things according to His will. He is asking us to search for Him, get in the Word, talk to Him, have an open heart to hear from Him, and trust that He will fulfill our needs.
Lastly, verse 34 says, “Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.”
He wants all our focus to be on Him. The enemy likes to get us to magnify our problems and make them bigger than God, but God is telling us to keep our focus fixed on Him. That only happens when we trust Him and are intentional about walking in daily surrender. What aspects of your life are you reluctant to lay at the feet of Jesus? He is waiting and ready to bear your burdens, but you must release them to Him.
Much love,
B.
