Take no thought for your life...

Mat 6:25  Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? 

Mat 6:26  Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? 

Mat 6:27  Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? 

Mat 6:28  And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: 

Mat 6:29  And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 

Mat 6:30  Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? 

Mat 6:31  Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? 

Mat 6:32  (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. 

Mat 6:33  But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. 

Mat 6:34  Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. 

How often do we NOT take thought about our own lives, what we are going to eat, drink and wear? We think about these things constantly. Daily we are bombarded by these thoughts. We've given ourselves so many choices it's not simple any longer. When we do know what we'll drink, eat and wear as a matter of routine we get very put out when those things we expect aren't available to us. How many of us have our days ruined when our favorite piece of clothing is ruined, or a meal has turned out awful, our drink out of stock at the store? The opposite side of the coin- so to speak is not having anything at all and worrying about that. As bellies are aching, cramping in pain from lack of food, when lips are so dry and crack and there is no spit in our mouths to lick them because we are that thirsty, as we shiver violently from the cold we can choose to worry. Most would think us bizarre and completely crazy if we weren't worried. It is natural to worry. Our natural selves will worry unceasingly if allowed. We will worry in the best of times and the worst. We worry the good will disappear and we worry the good will never come, an endless circle of worry.

We are told to take NO thought- no thought of the natural things that we've grown very accustomed to worrying about. We are told we have little faith when we worry.  Is this a testament to our relationship with Christ- our faith being strong enough to trust in ALL things- good and bad? Setting aside the obvious, the natural, the things we are inclined towards is this our calling as we choose spiritual over nature flesh nature?

IF we truly are seeking first the kingdom of God we are seeking God's will first no matter what that entails. The will of God very well may be our extreme suffering, or a loved one's extreme suffering. And why could this be His will? Because He knows the end from the beginning. He knows the path ahead and if we are HIS that path will ultimately lead to eternal life with Him, saved by grace through the sacrifice of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!

More tomorrow by the grace of our Lord, now and forever!