Matthew 6:25-27 (New Living Translation)
25 “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing?
26 Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are?
27 Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?
What we spend our time thinking about determines how we live our lives.
We spend a lot of time thinking about what we don't have. This isn't any new revelation. Jesus talked about it because they worried about what they didn't have. That wasn't the real issue, though, it was an issue of trust. Did they trust that God could take care of them?
Jesus pointed out that if the birds are taken care of, how much more will we be. God is in control but we fight Him with our worry. It won't make us live any longer. God wants us to talk to Him and meditate on His Word. There are too many good things there that we don't want to miss. If we really believe that God is going to take care of us then we have more than we need.
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