though it's not common for me to worry about Tomorrow, i am very prone to worry about THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW!
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do-do-do-duu!
well, okay.. yeah, really not too worried about that either. though i agree the likelyhood of an extreme global ice age catastrophe (or death by extreme heat wave in iowa) is probably highly imminent..
i am waaaay too self-centered to worry about that! i figure if it's going to happen, it'll happen to us all! i instead choose to devote that worrying-capable section of my brain to worry about things that affect me.
MONEY.
enough about that for now, i'll get back to that thought later. i went to church last sunday and the pastor spoke on matthew 6:25-34
“ For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life? And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which isalive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith! Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’ For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
so what do we as humans (solo uno worrisome creature) spend all of our time worrying ABOUT?
a-hem,
er, you know...
food, clothes, body, friends, love, family, job, money, car, health, success, politics, death, security, traffic...
we are robbing ourselves the joy of today when thinking about the day after tomorrow.
here are the greatest points out of that passage and sermon i heard:
God has already proven that he will provide for you. (v25) and He point-blank says not to worry!
You are incredibly valuable to God. (v26-30) the birds-- are you not much more valuable than they? go birdwatching! how do they behave? they are up singing in the morning not freaking out because tomorrow where are they going to get worms?! worms are like a commodity-- they're everywhere, we need them, but not that important to be honest.
You have a higher calling than most people. (v31-32) we are not to be like the pagans slave to these things, instead followers of Christ.
You have a Father who knows everything you need. (v32) He knows you need them. so comforting. Moreover, He is our Father! we are not orphans who running after things, looking for the next meal, we are a child of God. He'll take care of us.
so where do we go from there? seek God,
really TRUST,
live one day at a time.
and if i apply those points about my little friend capital MONEY ??
-God's already given me plenty of it in the past, and has been faithful to provide. I've never been destitute.
-I am valuable to God, and he wants to give me good things, but not things that take the place of Him.
-I have a purpose: it's not to be successful and make lots of money, it's to follow Christ.
-God knows I need it. (and how much!) that's all.
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