“So
do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What
shall we wear?’ For the pagens run after all these things, and your heavenly
Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his
righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do
not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has
enough trouble of its own.” Matthew 6: 31-34
Just this past week, I was reminded of this passage as
I was thinking about circumstances in my life that scare me. My husband and I had
a detailed plan for how we were going to accomplish some goals. Once again, God
reminded us we can’t rely on our own plan.
In my life, I am never done giving my worries to God. I
pray and let my worries go- for that day. But, then when tomorrow comes, I need
to put them in His hands again. This is an area in my life that I struggle with
a lot! Since I am human, the enemy continues to pull those negative thoughts
back in my direction. I need to be stronger, so I must go back to my Father
every day. I pray, “Here it is again Lord, help me to trust in you!”
Sometimes I hear a song and it becomes a type of
anthem to the Lord for the struggle I’m in. Lately I’ve heard the song “Trust
in You,” by Lauren Daigle a lot. In her song, she sings about letting go of her
own dreams and giving her situation to God, even when He doesn’t do the miracles
she was hoping for. She sings that she knows that He is King and that He will
fight for her. When I heard that song this week, in the midst of our personal
struggle, I put it on repeat and just started singing. I got the chorus stuck
in my head that tells my Father I will trust in Him. It is healing to my heart
and reminds me God knows my needs!
I find it interesting that in this Bible passage,
Jesus gives the answer for worry. Matthew 6:33 says, “Seek first his kingdom and his
righteousness.” I am a person who likes to ask why things happen and
what I can do step by step to make things better. This passage says the answer
is to seek the Lord! I have found in my own life that when I take the time to
consciously seek the Lord, my problems start to feel smaller, even if they are
still there. At the end of the day, my worry won’t add to my life. However, my
worship of my Father who loves me deeply will change who I am. Suddenly I am
not consumed by worry anymore, I am embraced by the all sufficient hands of
God!
