Matthew 6:33
33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
We live in a very stressful time in our world. If we are not careful we will live in a state of anxiety. Many of us are worried more about tomorrow than today. In doing this we bypass today's contentment because we are worried about what may happen tomorrow. In this passage we read the people in the early churches~ Christians were worried too.
In verse 31 they asked:
*What shall we eat?
*What shall we drink?
*With what shall we clothe ourselves?
Jesus tells them in verse 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."
Each day has enough trouble of its own. ~Don't borrow sorrow!
Rather than worry here is what we can do:
*Seek His kingdom.
*Seek His righteousness.
When we plan our day around these priorities~we will have clarity on what to say yes or no to! I have to be careful for many days I get overwhelmed because I have put to many things on my list for the day!
Life offers many good choices on how to schedule our days. But we only have 24 hours a day. As a Homeschool Mom~most of my day is already scheduled by our school day. When I cram more into our day it leaves for a grouchy Mom~Teacher!
Life offers many good choices on how to schedule our days. But we only have 24 hours a day. As a Homeschool Mom~most of my day is already scheduled by our school day. When I cram more into our day it leaves for a grouchy Mom~Teacher!
Here is my guideline for godly ordering of our day:
*Personal relationship to Him ( Matthew 6:33, Philippians 3:8)
*Our time for home and family~schooling ( Genesis 2:24, Psalm 127:3, I Timothy 3:2-5)
*Our time for work (I Thessalonians 4:11,12)
*Our time for ministry and community activities ( Colossians 3:17)
I can't do all the things that come my way.
It is okay to say no~after learning to say no easily, we can major on the big things of life and not be bogged down with issues that don't really matter.
*Say no to the good things and save the yes for the best.*
Matthew 6:25-34
25Therefore 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?
26Behold 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?
27Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
28And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
29And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
30Wherefore, 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?
31Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
32(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
34Take 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.
26Behold 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?
27Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
28And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
29And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
30Wherefore, 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?
31Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
32(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
34Take 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.
“Half of the troubles of this life can be traced
to saying yes too quickly and not saying
no soon enough.” - Josh Billings
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