Are We Burdened With Worries?

The Christian should not be burdened with worries. Matthew 6:25 says, "Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?"

Thoughtful planning does not fall into the same category as fretting or worrying. Actually, God gave us minds so that we could plan ahead. However, as soon as planning goes beyond careful, prayerful planning, and becomes hair-pulling, gut-wrenching anxiety, it's turned into a monster called sin. Worry is a sign of the lack of faith in God's promises. Jesus isn't saying, "don't plan for tomorrow," but rather, "don't let tomorrow's worries mar the beauty of today."

Jesus continued His discourse on worry and anxiety in verses 26-34 of Matthew chapter 6. He is telling us here that we need to get our priorities in the proper order. He is teaching us to not waste our time worrying about the things of the world. Just do what God requires of us, put all our faith and trust in Him, and the things that are necessary for living here on earth will come. Furthermore, when this life here is over, we'll be rewarded with an eternal home in heaven.

Jesus closed His thoughts by saying, "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble." (Matthew 6:34). Let us not add the imaginary troubles of tomorrow to the burdens we are already facing today.