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Day 1: Jesus’ Heart About Worry

Jesus deeply cares about you and for you. Listen to some of His words about worrying and hear His heart’s desire for you to have freedom from worries clutches.

"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?" – Matthew 6:25 (NIV)

You have life, so don’t waste your mental energy on peripheral issues such as food and clothing. Focus your attention on the One who gave you life.

"Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?" – Matthew 6:27 (NIV)

Worry accomplishes absolutely nothing, so Jesus encourages us to avoid wasting our precious time on it and focus on Him instead.

"But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." – Matthew 6:33 (NIV)

God assures us that when our first priority is Him, then He will give us everything we need. Worry might feel like a “responsible” response to our situation, but Truth is that seeking the Kingdom of God and seeking to live pure in His sight is the best response to whatever we are facing.

"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." – Matthew 6:34 (NIV)

God knows that we are prone to wearing ourselves out worrying about stuff that hasn’t happened yet and may never happen. The reality is that God’s grace truly is sufficient for us as we deal with life’s challenges as they arise. 

Have you ever spoken with someone and they told you a story about how they walked through a terrible situation, and they made it? That is grace, my friend. The ability to walk through absolutely awful things and come out knowing God better than before is a true gift. 

I want to encourage you today, no matter your situation, to press in toward God. Tell Him, openly and honestly, about every feeling going on inside you - worry, anger, fear, disappointment, shame . . . He can handle it! And not only that, but He can fix it! His desire is to help you!