OUR DAILY BREAD : DON'T WORRY

[cimi]

November 19
Monday



DON'T WORRY

READ:
Matthew 6:25-34
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Do not worry....
Your heavenly Father
knows that you need all
these things.
__ Matthew 6:31-31
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My nephew's job was soon to be eliminated, so I was glad to hear from his wife that he had just accepted an offer for a new position,

"We prayed, I worried, and Eric was determined to get another job," Angie wrote in an e-mail, explaining the journey they'd been on for the last few months.

It's easy for us to panic when we face serious concerns--the loss of a job, a family member with cancer, a wayward child.

So we pray. And we get busy. We start doing everything we can think of to move forward in a positive way.

And we worry. We know it's a waste of time. Yet a lot of us find ourselves in this dilemma--we know we should trust God, but we wonder just what He's going to do.

That's when we turn to His Word--to remind us that He is walking with us and inviting us to hand over to Him our worries and burdens. Scripture tells us, "[Cast] all your care upon Him, for He cares for you" (1 Peter 5:7), and "God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus" (Phil. 4:19).

When your mind turns to anxious thoughts about the future, remember that "your heavenly Father know's" (Matt. 6:31) and will give you what you need. __ Cindy Hess Kasper
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I don't know about tomorrow,~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~It may bring me poverty;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~But the One who feeds the sparrow~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~Is the One who stands by me. __ Stanphill~~~~~~~~~~
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Worry is a burden God never intended us to bear.