This
thought was not original to Saint Francis; fact is, he learned it from Jesus.
I say to you, do
not worry about your life… Matthew 6:25
Jesus
gave us this simple little guide for our life- Don’t worry. Yes, there are many
things that can call to us saying that all is not well, that we may not make
it. Perhaps it could be financial. There just seems to be more bills than ink
in the pen. Our worry may be relational. Does he or she really care about me?
And the list may go on and on from titanic proportions to the trivial. But they
call all the same, making us worry.
But
there is that still small voice calling through the centuries to us today- “Don’t
worry.”
But
why? Why would Jesus give us this guide? Is it because He was an idealist? Was
he a motivational guru? Was He simple minded? Or was there something more?
The
answer is plain. There was more to it than just having a good attitude. There
was a great reality that God would and will take care of His own. When you read
the verses that follow Matthew 6:25, you find that Jesus goes into detail on
how God provides for the birds of the air. He even points to the common flowers
and declares that God takes care of them as well. Then He points out the
obvious,
Are
you not of more value than they? …will He not much more cloth you…? Therefore
do not worry… Matthew 6:26-31
And there is the reason
we can be free of worry. Not because I am great and can take care of myself;
not because I have friends in high places; not because of anything other than
the great fact of God’s unending care for us. Put you trust in Him today and
don’t worry.
A Couple Q's for You
What kind of things
make you worry?
How has God helped
you in the past?
What is something
that is hard today that God is helping you get though it?
Write your answers
in a “comment”. Keep it anonymous if it is too personal. I’ll pray for you.
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