God Takes Care of Our Needs

Matthew 6: 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? ²⁷And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? ²⁸And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, ²⁹yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. ³⁰But 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? ³¹Therefore do not be anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' ³²For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. ³³But 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." 


I was reminded of this passage this morning. God has used this Truth over and over in my life. For example, when I moved to Seattle and was going to be working at Starbucks I was anxious about having enough money to live. God continued to bring me back to this passage and invited me to trust Him. 

The result? I had plenty during my time working at Starbucks and would have missed out BIG time if I would have doubted and not moved here.

The other day I went for a walk with my friends Jodie and Kristie. Kristie has three kids; her youngest is boy is just over two years old. She mentioned that she just took a bunch of his baby clothes to Goodwill. She said she often feels like she's smothering me and others if she offers the clothes, so she instead gave them away. 

Ahhh! Inside I thought, "No way! Bummer." I encouraged her that she can always give us baby clothes and never feel like she's smothering us.

That day, feelings of completely missing out kept overwhelming my mind. I was so disappointed to have missed out on receiving free clothes! But God kept inviting me to give it to Him and trust Him with Braydon's needs.

Those feelings were totally robbing me of joy and life. (Not only that, but some person was going to be blessed to buy them for a great price at Goodwill. I was also reminded of how often my selfishness leads me to self-pity rather than thinking of others.) 

Romans chapter 8:31-32 says,
31"What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?" 


I don't have to worry about it. God sent His Son Jesus to die for our sins, to pay the great price for our sins against God and I'm worried about missing out on free clothes for Braydon! 

Hmm. I love how practical God is and that He's involved in all the details. Often times I try to keep Him out of the details but it's in the details that I really need Him!

This came up again two days ago. My step-sister texted me about a daily deal for 50% off a sippy-cup leash; $11 plus shipping. I was planning on buying it and then forgot. Blast! I missed out again. I was feeling bummed but decided to browse Amazon to see if they had it; $5.99 plus shipping. Ha! God, you're funny. 

Thank you, Jesus, that in You we don't miss out. In You we have everything we need. In You we have hope, unconditional love and a Father who gives us everything we need. 

The passage at the beginning of this reminds us to not worry about what we're going to eat or wear, but that God knows we need that stuff. He reminds us to seek His kingdom and His righteousness and all those things will be added to us. I'm continuing to learn what that exactly means, but it sounds like a good deal to me!