Do Not Worry

"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? Look 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? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

"And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If 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? So do not worry, saying 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the pagans 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 6:25-34

Do Not Worry. A simple yet extremely powerful message from Jesus. And perhaps there is no better time than now to heed this instruction. Family, health, terrorrism, the economy- there is more than plenty to worry about for everyone.

Some worry more than others. For many, worrying can affect day to day activities in life. Most people worry about problems that technically don't exist because they cannot be changed- decisions made in the past, what might happen in the future, and everything in between. Some people really do have serious issues to worry about- family, financial burdens, health, and just the everyday stress of life. Yet for every type of worrier out there, Jesus comes with the amazingly simple fact- "Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?" The statement seems so obvious when read, and yet how many of us actually take this instruction and apply it in real life? The advice is fantastically relevant to all walks and faiths in life.

So the next time you find yourself worrying about anything at all- big or small, stop and remember the words of Jesus, and ask yourself "What good will it do to worry?" =)

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