“Therefore take no thought,
saying,
What shall we eat? or,
What shall we drink? or,
Wherewithal shall we
be clothed?”
Matthew 6:31 (KJV)
It’s a familiar verse found near the end of Jesus’
Sermon on the Mount.
It is one of those verses that seems simple enough but
very tough to do.
“Take no thought…”
Jesus says.
With those words I am reminded of Paul’s admonition in
II Corinthians 10:5
“…and we take captive every thought to make it
obedient to Christ.”
Do we harbor thoughts of worry and fear concerning
food, clothing and shelter?
Yes we need them and, just as Jesus said, our heavenly
Father knows that!
Planning, working and providing for those needs for
ourselves and our family is essential.
But when we entertain thoughts of worry and fear
concerning them; it moves us to the area of unbelief.
We do not trust our Father as we should; that He will
take care of us.
Are you disciplining your thought life?
Do you take these thoughts of fear and worry captive and
make them obedient to Christ?
Do you exchange thoughts of worry for trust and thoughts
of fear for courage?
Think about this…
He is worthy of your trust.
He can be trusted with your needs.
It is easy to believe otherwise based on your circumstances.
…but we are never told to trust in our circumstances…
Instead of focusing your thoughts on your circumstances
how about focusing them on Him who is above all circumstances!
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