Worry Not
What would you need if you lost everything?
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life? And why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you you of little faith? Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’ For it is the Gentiles who strive for all these things; and indeed your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. “So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today’s trouble is enough for today. - Matthew 6:25-34
I got a call from a woman who lost everything in a fire. Her apartment was destroyed, so she had no place to live.
For months, she has been living with friends, each for a while until she has to move out. Now she is living in someone's basement with her daughter who attends college.
She has a job, and she has been looking for a place to live, but she has been told she does not make enough money to afford the places that are available.
She is worried she won't have a place to live.
How will God provide for her?
Jesus is telling us not to worry because God takes care of His own, but we know help has to come from somewhere.
The woman I spoke with needs to keep searching. She cannot give up. I think that is the main point here.
We can try to help as well, looking for a place for her, helping her with the security deposit, getting more people involved in the search and support.
God believes in us more than we believe in Him. He knows we can find a way to help one another, and we will, with God's help.
We can do anything if we have faith.
So, I will keep looking, and I will ask everyone I know to look too.
We can tackle today's worries and that will lessen those we encounter tomorrow.
More to come...