No Worries

Matthew 6:25-34
Today's discussion question: What things do you worry about and hope to avoid?

In this context of this article worry means fearful thinking about the possibility of loss or deprivation.  Worry drains us of useful energy without producing any helpful results. Worry may prompt us to action (often times destructive) or it may settle into our chest like an upper respiratory infection (constricting full breathing). 


It seems culturally we've learned to avoid the appearance of being worriers. We're careful to use words like concerned, or prayerful when discussing things that worry us.  We were likely better off confessing our worries and having others remind us to stop. Look at what Jesus asks us to trust God for without worrying.


Life is more than food and the body is more than clothing.  Worry for these things can range from adolescent groans about not having anything to wear to crying in front of a house burned down with just the clothes on your back.  We can drive home fuming about what to fix for dinner.  And some folks around our county panic during snow days because "reduced lunch" kids are home without food.  


That last thought puts an interesting spin on the rest.  God supplies needs through workers in the Kingdom.  Perhaps the best way to reduce worry is to work for the supply of other's needs.


What do you think?

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