Page 12 - Good News September2007 paper

o My counsel is: Don't worry about things –
food, drink, and clothes. For you already have
Slife and a body – and they are far more
important than what to eat and wear. Look at the
birds! They don't worry about what to eat – they
don't need to sow or reap or store up food – for your 1) The same God who created
heavenly Father feeds them. And you are far more life in you can be trusted with
valuable to Him than they are. Will all your worries the details of your life.
add a single moment to your life?
And why worry about your clothes? Look at the field 2) Worrying about the future
lilies! They don't worry about theirs. Yet King hampers your efforts for today.
Solomon in all his glory was not clothed as beauti- 3) Worrying is more harmful
fully as they. And if God cares so wonderfully for than helpful.
flowers that are here today and gone tomorrow, 4) God does not ignore those
won't He more surely care for you, O men of little who depend on Him, but cares
faith? and provides for them.
So don't worry at all about having enough food and 5) Worry shows a lack of faith
clothing. Why be like the heathen? For they take and understanding of God.
pride in all these things and are deeply concerned 6) There are real challenges
about them. But your heavenly Father already God wants us to pursue, and
knows perfectly well that you need them, and He will
give them to you if you give Him first place in your worrying keeps us from achie-
life and live as He wants you to. So don't be anxious ving them.
about tomorrow. God will take care of your tomor- 7) Living one day at a time
row too. Live one day at a time! keeps us from being con-
(Matt. 6:25-34 Life Application Bible). sumed with worry.

Abraham gave his son - and became a father of the then known world were
many nations. evangelized.
Peter gave his boat - and became a fisher of men. Whoever will plant a seed - will
The little lad gave his lunch - thousands were fed reap a harvest!
and 12 baskets left over. Now is the time to invest in God's
The believers in Acts gave their possessions - and work!