Therefore, I"); document.writeln("tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about"); document.writeln("your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more"); document.writeln("than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not"); document.writeln("sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them."); document.writeln("Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a"); document.writeln("single hour to your life? And why do you worry about clothes? See how the"); document.writeln("flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet"); document.writeln("I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of"); document.writeln("these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today"); document.writeln("and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you\'”you of"); document.writeln("little faith? So do not worry, saying, \'What shall we eat?\' or \'What shall we"); document.writeln("drink?\' or \'What shall we wear?\' For the pagans run after all these"); document.writeln("things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But"); document.writeln("seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be"); document.writeln("given to you as well. Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for"); document.writeln("tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.1
"); document.writeln("With everything"); document.writeln("happening in the world around us these days, it is only natural for people to"); document.writeln("start feeling a sense of worry and anxiety. I get frequent notifications about"); document.writeln("attempted kidnapping or robbery. It is easy for worry and fear to creep in!"); document.writeln("While these emotions and feelings are part of our human nature, we should never"); document.writeln("let ourselves be dominated by them.
"); document.writeln("As Christians"); document.writeln("we have the certainty that God is faithful. He will provide all we need"); document.writeln("according to His will when we seek Him first. He cares for us and calls us to"); document.writeln("cast our anxiety (worry) on Him. Let us choose to trust the One who holds the"); document.writeln("future and may we actively live out our faith by being a presence of peace to"); document.writeln("others.
"); document.writeln("Suggested"); document.writeln("prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, during times of uncertainty I choose to seek you"); document.writeln("first above all else, knowing that you are with me and you care for me. You"); document.writeln("alone are my Rock and I trust in you. Even when times seem uncertain, you"); document.writeln("remain our steadfast foundation and hold the future in your hands. I praise you"); document.writeln("and thank you. In the name of Jesus I pray, amen.
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1. "); document.writeln("Matthew"); document.writeln("6:25-34 (NIV).
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Today\'s"); document.writeln("Encounter was written by: Crystal B.
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