"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? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?2 things:
...Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."
1.) When I read this passage I think of Psalm 46:10; "Be still and know that I am God." Why does God tell us to be still? Because God is absolute ruler of all the universe and is sovereignly in control of all things. He alone is the Creator (Gen 1:1, Ex 4:11) and since He is the originator of everything (1 Chron 29:11-12, Ps 33:10-15, Job 42:1,2) we should rest assured that things are in their proper place. God's plans never fails because He is a perfect God. And because He is perfect, God always keeps His promises. In the passage in Matthew 6, Jesus emphasizes that if God tends the creatures of Earth, how much more so the pinnacle of all His creation? God knows every intricate detail of every human being on Earth. For those that He has called, that He loves as sons and daughters in Christ, He has promised them that "all things will work together for good." So why worry then? Easier said than done, right? I throw up my hands and say "why worry??" It is so foolish to fret when there are clear evidences in my life of God exerting His absolute and perfect control in seemingly horrible situations. Why worry...
2. ) If we worry about the future too much, without dealing with the current problems we face on a day-to-day basis, we worry ourselves into a frenzy. This is especially true of women, as we are prone to think about our lives 6 months from now, instead of thinking of...now. We tend try to be one-step ahead of God, making sure all the bases are covered. Trying to plan every single detail of our lives. Wanting to control everything. How silly. "Each day has enough trouble of its own." I have realized that worrying about what tomorrow will be like makes it hard to see how God is revealing His glory today. I just miss out sometimes and fail to see God's goodness and His blessings everyday because I become consumed with worry about the outcome. God already has the outcome figured out. I just need to focus on submitting to Christ every moment of everyday and...life will work itself out. All for the glory of GOD!
peace.
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your title is so nerdy. and that's why i love you. good thoughts, friendo.
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