Worry

"Therefore, I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. . . Consider how the lilies grow. they do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these." (Luke 12.22, 27)
Telling someone not to worry seems like telling someone, "don't look at this beautiful sunset." The first thing you do is look! So, what is Jesus getting at when he tells us not to worry? The more we think about not worrying, the more we tend to worry.
I believe the key is in what he says just a few verses later, "Seek his kingdom and these things will be given to you as well." In other words, if we are about God's business (not just busy-ness) then we can rest assured that we will be provided for. A wise theologian once said, "Never read the newspaper before you read the Bible!" How true! The world will teach us to be filled with anxiety and fear. God's Word teaches us to trust. I invite you to do that today, trust God. Focus on God and serving others and indeed, all these things will be given to you as well!