Matthew 6:25 – “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are? 27 Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?

28 “And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing, 29 yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. 30 And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?

31 “So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’ 32 These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. 33 Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.

34 “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today. (NLT)

As you have grown as a disciple of Jesus Christ, what things have changed in your life?  Just as important as that question is, we must also ask ourselves what things have not changed in our lives?  These are questions that we all need to ask ourselves.  The answer to these questions can act as a fair indicator of the strength of our faith. 

Many Christians do, indeed, work hard at changing their lives for the better, yet many of those same Christians remain set on accumulating material possessions.  They work hard (not bad in and of itself) to have bigger homes, fancier cars, the best clothes.  Many even feel that to achieve these worldly things equals success. 

We should consider the question that Jesus asks when he spoke of our daily worries about these things: “Why do you have so little faith?”  Jesus then tells us that these kind of worries are what dominate the thoughts of unbelievers!  Faith in Jesus Christ is more than trusting in eternal life, it is trusting for life here and now.  Faith in Jesus should bring us to a place where we can let go of our worries about material things.  While it is not wrong to want to better our lives, we have to ask ourselves at what cost?

Today, let our thoughts be thoughts of rejoicing over our blessings, and not about what we do not already have.  Instead of worrying about what we might purchase, let us seek the Kingdom of God above all else. 

Posted by Ramón Torres