Scripture: Matthew 6.  

OBSERVATION
(Key verses)

Matthew 6:34 (NLT)

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

Matthew 6:30 (NLT)

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?

 

APPLICATION
(How Can I apply what God is saying here to my life today?)

When we believe in God, yet we worry about every little aspect of life, I believe that God must shake His head and look on us in despair with the words included in verse 30, “Why do you have so little faith?” Worriers are consumed by fear and find it difficult to trust God. They let their plans interfere with their relationship with God. How is it with you Brother? Are you on top of it all Sister? Are you able to fully surrender things to God that tend to worry most people? Let’s try praising God today when we would otherwise think of reasons to worry, by placing our faith and trust in the God that created you and I, plus the rest of this universe. Don’t let worries about tomorrow affect your relationship with God today.

PRAYER
(What I will ask of God, in order for me to properly apply His Word to my life)

Jesus, You know how weak and fragile we are, and how easily we take our eyes off You and be blinded by our daily struggles and worries. This chapter has reminded me that as Your child I have no need to worry, but instead to surrender that weakness to the awesome God that You are. There are so many concerns that we take on each day, may we simply take these as opportunities for prayer to You oh God, the author and finisher of our faith. What may seem as a huge mountain to us, is a ‘piece of cake’ for You. Please give us guidance today, and the good sense to surrender our concerns to You so that we may be relieved of the worry and instead use that energy to continually praise Your wonderful Name.

 

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