24 No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.25 Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? 28 And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, 29 yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31 Therefore do not be anxious, saying, "What shall we eat?" or "What shall we drink?" or "What shall we wear?" 32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. 34 Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
- What is the stated reason that we are not to worry?
- How do you feel when you realize that, while God takes care of the world, he loves you?
- Of the things you worry about, which are things non-Christians"eagerly seek"? Are the things you are seeking inherently wrong?
- What is the difference between good planning and worry? How do you know when you've crossed the line between them?
- Who is the other master when you begin to worry?
- What does this passage promise?
- What are the conditions of the promise?
I came in fourth in the Olymics in freestyle worrying. I was beat by three mothers of teenagers. Seriously, worry is one of my major challenges. I too frequently consider it "good planning" but slide into worry if my plans are the least bit askew. I do much better when I remember that God really is in control and that He loves me. I mean He LOVES me. I have to remember that even if I suffer pain, hurt, and the other bangs and bumps of life, He is concerned about my eternity with Him first and foremost. Have a great weekend in the Lord!
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