Hello everyone,
Worry, worry, worry, how can we ever get out this? There is always something we worry about, from examinations, if you are a student, to getting a good paying job, if you’re fresh out of the university, to getting a better job, for those who have been working. For parents, they worry about their children, how to raise them up the right way, they worry about bills upon bills to pay. Let’s not go to maintenance of our health. Can we ever get out of all these, or is this what life is all about, to be born to worry from birth till death? But there is a way out of all these, and this way out is a complete overhauling of how we have been living, which means, we need to carefully understand this way out of worry. Let’s find out.
First of all, a child could worry over his fear of an examination he has to take, but when his parents put him through in his studies, his worries fade away. Again, children do not worry over food to eat, clothes to wear, and shelter over their head, and why is that? The reason is that they are assured that their parents’ got their back. So, it is clear to say that that worry comes because we lack that parent who directs our paths, which prevents any form of worry. Allow me to elaborate.
In the Gospel of Matthew 6:25-34, Jesus tells us not to worry; not to worry about our lives, what we would eat or drink, or what we would put on. In today’s world, that would mean, Jesus is asking us not to worry about all that I wrote in the first paragraph. But how can this be so? Jesus in Matthew 6:32 tells us that the worry of the first paragraph is what the Gentiles worry about, in other words, these are what the world worry about, which seems to be normal. But Jesus is telling us that this is not how to live, in other words, this isn’t how God wants us to live. So Jesus tells us that our heavenly Father knows what we need even before we ask Him, but if He does, why do we still go through all these worries? The solution is in the popular Matthew 6:33, which says, “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” What does this mean?
When you seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, it means that you get to know what exactly you are meant to do right here on earth, in other words, you get to know your purpose and mandate here on earth. By doing this, you know what school to go to, where to work, who to marry, or if you’re not going that route, you know exactly what you’re to do, then the second part of Matthew 6:33 says, “…and all these things shall be added to you.” why is so? It is so because when you know exactly what you’re to do, all the provision in meeting your mandate would be provided. How is possible?
God is our Father and creator, and He alone knows what our individual purposes are, here on earth.“For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.” It is our needs and not our wants that God makes provisions for. And when we follow everything we are actually meant to do, we see our provisions being met so easily, this is where worry is gone, and why is that? This is because the Holy Spirit/Jesus is our Shepherd who guides us as we live, so we know what to do, how to do it, for whom we are doing it, and all that we need would be provided to us, if this isn’t true, then God isn’t our Father, or He isn’t a good Father at all, which contradicts Matthew 7:7-12 and Luke 11:9-13.
And when we ask Him what our purpose is here on earth, He tells us through the Holy Spirit. This is why Matthew 6:32 says,
Think about it, if you are sure God needs you to do a thing, why won’t He make provisions for the task to be done. And if we need help on how to get things done, when we ask Him, won’t He tell us exactly what to do, just as a parent would? Of course, He would, for He is our ever-present help in times of trouble (ref.: Psalm 46:1). We need to know exactly what we are called here to do, and we need the Holy Spirit at every point in our life, in other words, we have to always be led by the Spirit, because Jesus said, the Holy Spirit shall teach us all things and bring all things to our remembrance, (ref.: John 14:26).
What Jesus said in Matthew 6:33 as the cure for all sort of worries, is what He did. He was always led by the Holy Spirit, that He always knew the right time to move, He knew what to say at the right time, in fact, He never got anything wrong, just because He knew His purpose here on earth and depended on His Father to lead Him all the way. This was why He never had any cause to worry. But in doing this, we need to have faith in Jesus, by believing in being led the Holy Spirit in Christ Jesus as we study and meditate on the word of God, and as the Holy Spirit interprets to us what the word says, and how we are to live our daily lives. It is only by believing through faith that we can accomplish a perfect life without worry. Believe me, there is a life that is without any form of worry, and it is only in Christ Jesus that we can this—Matthew 6:33, and it is only accomplished through faith in Jesus Christ. His yoke is easy and His burden is light, (ref.: Matthew 11:28-30).
May the LORD bless you and keep you, make His face shine upon you. May the LORD be gracious to you and lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. AMEN.
Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!
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Unless otherwise stated, the following scriptures are gotten from New King James Version (NKJV)
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