Don't Worry About Tomorrow

"....tomorrow will take care of itself. "  ~ Jesus  
Matthew 6:34

Those are the words of Jesus to his disciples.  He knows how our minds work.  He knows we humans fixate on things.  We worry.  We have anxiety.  We don't let go of thoughts which can disable us and keep us in a place where Jesus doesn't want us to be.  The mind is the battlefield where we always fail with doubts.  Jesus loves us so much he gave us physical reminders in His creation of that love and provision and he tells his disciples about it.  "Look at the birds of the air.....the lilies of the field...." then he goes on to describe how the Father takes care of his creation and if he does take care of these how much more do we human beings mean to Him oh us of little faith? 

Flowers and Birds....amazing, those are some of my favorite things.  Let's add butterflies to that too.

I saw this in my garden this morning..... among the dead flowers that have bloomed out a month ago and have gone to seed.  A few pink Zinnias, and small sunflowers are a few remaining  bright spots around the deck right now.

He was right on top of this little pink Zinnia eating his breakfast..... 

This beautiful little butterfly, so intricate with detailed face and wings.  He was getting his breakfast just fine.  My flowers were providing him a feast of nectar.  Exactly what he needed.  

We have needs too as God's children.  Food, clothing, shelter, and more..... God promises us He will provide all of those things in Matthew 6:25-34.  He thinks more of us than this little guy on my Zinnia.  Is this little butterfly full now?  Did he receive the nourishment he needed?  Absolutely! Did he worry he wouldn't get his breakfast?  Absolutely not!

God provides for me too, even those life situations which may worry me the most.
I need to remember Jesus cares about my mind and my mental well being.

Worry drains me of energy, that vital energy which I need to do the things that are important to God.  Worry and anxiety keep me in a place where I don't need to be.  Fixating on stressful circumstances in my life do not allow me to have joy.  So, letting go and letting Jesus enter my mind is the next step.  Jesus' next words to his disciples are crucial to their well being.
 "Seek first my kingdom and my righteousness and all of these things will be added unto you." 
Keep seeking Him and His righteousness.  He wants us to pursue Him, to focus on Him and believe with all of our hearts that He is able.  Because the truth remains,  He is!!

From Matthew 6:25-34  (New American Standard Bible)

²⁵ “ For this reason I say to you, ^[a]do not be worried about your ^[b]life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? ²⁶  Look at the birds of the ^[c]air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? ²⁷ And who of you by being worried can add a single ^[d]hour to his ^[e]life? ²⁸ And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, ²⁹ yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. ³⁰ But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith! ³¹ Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’ ³² For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. ³³ But ^[f]seek first ^[g]His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be ^[h]added to you.
³⁴ “So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will ^[i]care for itself. ^[j]Each day has enough trouble of its own.