WORRY

" Therefore, do not worry, saying,"What shall we drink?" Or, "What shall we wear?" For after these things the Gentiles( pagans) seek. For your Heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its  own trouble."

Matthew 6:31-34

Three times in this total text, Jesus says,"Do not worry"(6,25,31,34), Jesus gives five reasons why we should not worry:

1. WORRY IS INCONSISTENT (6:25). If we can trust Jesus to provide us with our life, can we not also trust Him with daily needs?

2. WORRY IS IRRATIONAL (6:26). If our Lord cares for the birds, will He not also care for us, since we are more valuable than birds?

3. WORRY IS INEFFECTIVE (6:27). Who among us can add one cubit( the length from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger) to our stature by worrying? 

4. WORRY IS ILLOGICAL (6:28-30). If God can clothe the lilies of the field, can He not also clothe us? 

5. WORRY IS IRRELIGIOUS (6:31-32). When we worry, we act just like those who do not know God; in this case, "the Gentiles."

To avoid worrying, we need a system of priorities: 

" Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness" (6:33). We also need a strategic program: " Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things" (6:34).

-Taken from the Jeremiah Study Bible NKJV-