Matthew 6:25-34

		"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." I read this on Tuesday morning this past week I think. I felt so much peace after thinking about what these words mean from God to me, and well to all of us. It is so easy to get snagged on all the things life throws at us. Bills, homework, fights, sicknesses, confusion, death, birth, and all the other things you can think of. God is there through all of it and often times He takes the sidelines as we try to micro manage every detail of our days. I know I am like this. I just wrote about it a couple weeks ago. I was begging God to just tell me what to do because I had exhausted myself trying to figure it all out. Guess what?? He did! He took care of me! Fancy that. The God of the universe, all powerful, all knowing took time out of His busy existence to tend to lil old me. He does it all the time for all of us! Or He tries to if we would stop worrying about all of it. He thoughtfully crafted every detail of the earth. All the flowers are unique and beautiful and each bird has its own special sound. He cares so much for the them so why do we forget that He cares so much more for us? We bear the image and likeness of the everlasting God. That is intense! We have so much worth for that fact alone. On top of it He loves us. I consult the ones I love on this earth with the dealings of my life and I trust their advice so why is it so easy to skip God's input? I know how I feel when someone is struggling and they don't take my advice or even worse they don't confide in me when I am willing to help. It sucks. I don't want to do that my Father in Heaven. There are a million things to worry about, but Scripture tells us to give it up. Let the Big Guy take care of it like He takes care of everything else. He provides for those things which are fleeting, so why wouldn't He take care of our needs? Just tonight I cried out to God to come very close to me and take care of my needs. It is always funny to me how He prepares me before hand for the events that break my strength. I worry for my family, for financial issues, for health, for myself. In the few seconds I had to silently beg the Father to take my burdens I remembered this passage from scripture and He placed peace in me in the midst of struggle. I don't have the answers still, but I know not to worry. "Seek the kingdom of God above all else,and live righteously, and He will give you everything you need."