Luke 12:22-31 (ESV Strong's)
Do Not Be Anxious
22 And he said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on. 23 For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. 24 Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds! 25 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? 26 If then you are not able to do as small a thing as that, why are you anxious about the rest? 27 Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 28 But if God so clothes the grass, which is alive in the field today, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith! 29 And do not seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, nor be worried. 30 For all the nations of the world seek after these things, and your Father knows that you need them. 31 Instead, seek his kingdom, and these things will be added to you.
Avoid Anxiety
The art of worrying has become a natural pastime, it is almost a badge of courage in modern society. People worry about everything. We do not realize that when we worry we are actually denying the power of God in our lives. Jesus’ answer to worry is to see the character of His Father. God is the great Provider. When we worry we deny his glory. Our worrying is a sin that denies the power of God. Jesus gives examples of how God cares for us. He uses very obvious and practical illustrations. Flowers, our hair and our height are examples of things we have no control over. God is in control of these things. As He is over all life. Our worry denies that truth.
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