Worries can sneak up on you. One moment you are feeling great and the next moment you start to worry. One thought can snowball into a full on panic.
If you have been reading my blog over the past four months, you know we are going through a difficult time. With God in my heart, I have peace. Despite what I see in front of me, God gives me a soothing calm. Happy moments feel, well even more happy. Laughter brings more joy. Smiles give me a feeling of contentment. I feel thankful for my life.
Yesterday I had a bad feeling, so I opened up the Bible to Matthew. I read not to worry about everyday life. Our heavenly Father will take care of our needs. He knows what we need. Can worry add a moment to your life? No, but worry can steal your peace.
God takes care of the birds and feeds them. Lilies in the field grow and burst with beautiful flowers. We are all worth so much more. Why do we not have faith that God will take care of us?
Our Father in Heaven knows our needs. Seek Him first and the rest will fall into place. God will give us everything that we need.
My favorite part is “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.” (Matthew 6:34 (NLT)
“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? 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? Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?
“And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?
“So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’ These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
“So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.
—Matthew 6:25-34 (NLT)
God knows what we need. We need to sincerely seek God and pray. God wants our hearts. God will open doors for us. God wants to bless us. When a child asks mom and dad for bread, parents will feed them. Even sinful people give good gifts to their children. How much more would God give His children?
When you are going through a difficult season, keep your eyes focused on God. Don’t let the world distract you and fill you with doubt and worry. The moment a doubt creeps into your head, seek God and pray to get out of that negative head space.
Keep praying, God will open the door for you.
Effective Prayer
“Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.
“You parents—if your children ask for a loaf of bread, do you give them a stone instead? Or if they ask for a fish, do you give them a snake? Of course not! So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him.”
—Matthew 7:7-11 (NLT)
