25"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26Look 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? 27Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
28"And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
28"And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
When summer began, I knew God had an intense summer for me, but I didnt really know what it would look like. Now I sit here, blogging with a heavy heart, about what He has been showing me and am humbled. At this very moment, I think Matt 6:25-34 says SO much. How could I have missed it all the times I read it before? I am finally starting to understand in a way I never have before and it floors me. This is just the beginning.
This passage in Matthew begins by talking about worry, which basically hit right on target for me, since I'm hardly working (or earning any money, which I think I need). He began the lesson on a day that I was really stressing about the job situation, by catching my attention with Matt 6:33. I wondered exactly how that fit, but soon realized that the theme seemed to be about not worrying. But He wasn't just calling me to stop worrying, because it didnt do any good. He wanted me to do something else. He wanted me to "seek first His Kingdom and His righeousness". Then He would take care of every need I had.
What is His Kingdom? That's something that I never really understood, but never took the time to either. His Kingdom is what glorifies Him. It involves every aspect of life, from my money to the stranger I encounter.
Sunday I went to a church that I haven't really been learning much from and had stopped attending, for that reason. (No, I havent been skipping church) But God had a plan for me being there yesterday, cause it brought more understanding. We give our money to what our focus is on, was one convicting message, seeing that I mean to tithe, but often forget. Yeah, that was a little convicting. And the main theme of the sermon was out of Luke 10, about the harvest being great, but the labourers few. Part of "seeking His Kingdom" involves reaching out to those who need Him. Yeah, talk about a lot of conviction going on. I fail really bad in that area. I thought I was a good christian, but the truth is I have failed miserably. 1 Peter 4:18
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