I have been spending the last month going through Matthew and man there were some people who worried about things that were out of their control. I think it's awesome that Matthew devoted part of Chapter 6 talking about not worrying. I enjoy how Matthew 6:30 - 34 reads from the Message translation -
If God gives such attention to the appearance of wildflowers—most of which are never even seen—don't you think he'll attend to you, take pride in you, do his best for you? What I'm trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God's giving. People who don't know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don't worry about missing out. You'll find all your everyday human concerns will be met.
After reading this I envisioned a picture of steeping tea. When you steep tea, you have to wait so that your tea will be rich and full of flavor. I wonder how rich my life could be if I would spend less time worrying about what I think is really important and more time steeping my life in God's reality?Lord, I struggle with worrying about things that don't really matter. I know at times these things seem huge to me and I have no idea how "I" am going to solve them problem. Please help me to keep my heart and mind focused on things that have eternal value and to let go of the things that keep me from living for You. Thank you for giving me your words in Matthew to encourage me and teach me how You desire for me to live my life.
