“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? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?”
Matthew 6:26-27
Fake cares are problems that our fears dream up. They exist only in our imagination. Since God has promised to meet our needs, to continue to worry about them not being met is to create a care that isn’t a real threat. Such fake cares steal mental real estate and emotional energy from us by creating distractions.
In today’s verses, Jesus says that we should not worry about what is not ours to worry about. Instead, we should be more like the birds, which do not doubt the faithfulness of God. When we intentionally “look at the birds,” we remind ourselves of how dependent all creatures are—and especially ourselves. As we wait on the Lord, our responsibility is to actively do what he commands and to leave the rest to him.
Three Comforting Truths
Worry distracts us from enjoying the love of our heavenly Father, but Jesus offers us comforting
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