He says , "Do Not Be Anxious"!

I’m feeling a little anxiety creeping up this morning and I’m not quite ready to start my day, so I'm sitting here listening to the birds outside my window and considering the scripture that says do not be anxious about your life!…These birds gather outside my window every morning and I notice how there seems to be more and more of them added to the flock and then it hit me that they don’t seem to be suffering and dieing off or have a care in the world because God is providing and taking care of all of them.

If like me you've awakened some mornings with anxiety brewing the moment your eyes pop open because your mind begins to focus and become conscious of the reality of what awaits you, I hope to encourage you with the Lord's word written specifically to us and for us who may struggle from time to time with worry and anxiety. I'm so glad that He foreknew our struggles and is prepared to speak to our troubled hearts. He says…
Do Not Be Anxious
25 “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? [1] 28 And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, 29 yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31 Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. 34 “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

It can be difficult to not allow “the cares of this world” to enter in and suffocate us? How do we not experience anxiety but rather peace? Trusting in God’s sovereignty is the answer - it can relieve the anxiety and restore your peace. He says, “Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?” (Matthew 6:26-27). God watches over the birds and has placed instincts within them for survival and they are well taken care of.

God watches over us too and He has placed His Spirit within us to help us and empower us to live as He wants us to live, but we must remember to rely on and tap into the Holy Spirit's power daily and not just rely on ourselves to try to survive and overcome our struggles. Jesus said that if you have the right relationship with Him and will obey His Spirit within you, then God will take care of your needs. Let’s work on trusting in God’s sovereignty. I pray that in doing this, the Holy Spirit will quiet our souls, comfort our hearts and restore our peace.

I hope you have been encouraged today!