(Matthew 6:31 NKJV) “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’
I love this verse telling us “do not worry”.
I love how God addresses this. Why? Well, let’s just say He knows us. He knows that when things don’t go the way we plan them to go we start to think “oh, what to do?”.
He designed us to think and try to solve things. He gave us a brain to think with and to use it to get things done and see things through. But what happens is that if we are not sure what to do, then we begin to worry.
We forget that with this brain came a manual, the Bible! In the Bible, there are answers to keep this brain functioning properly and when things go wrong, it provides the answers on how to fix it. We just need to pick it up and read it.
Let’s talk about the garden and how Adam and Eve had everything they needed to survive, right along with boundaries telling them what to do and what not to do! But it was those boundaries that messed them up, causing everything to change for them. Oops!
They needed to use their brains to keep them on track, and stay within their boundaries. They did not have to worry about a thing in that garden. Everything was there, everything they needed, including the answer on how to remain there, and in God’s good graces.
What they needed to pay attention to was keeping within the boundaries of God’s words to them. He gave them specifics.
Today, have we gotten off track? Have we stepped outside the boundaries that God has given us? If we have, there will come a change, just like it did for Adam and Eve. It changed their situation.
But the good news is that God has made a way for us to get back on track with a simple word, repent.
Ask God for forgiveness and get back on the right track, staying within the boundaries that are provided through His word, and His precious Son, Jesus.
Staying within His boundaries brings a protection, a provision and a covering to keep us safe. This is what keeps us from not having to worry.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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