As I was thinking about life and the pursuit of happiness this is the trail I went down…
Matthew 6
…"Therefore I tell you, DO NOT WORRY about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? LOOK AT THE BIRDS IN THE AIR; THEY DO NOT SOW OR REAP OR STORE AWAY IN BARNS, AND YET YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER FEEDS THEM. ARE YOU NOT MUCH MORE VALUABLE THAN THEY?...
Casey 1
I know from this that God will provide for me. The time I spend worrying about being provided for is wasted time. God even provides for birds, but am I really more valuable than a bird in God’s eyes?
Genesis 1
…And God said, "Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind." And it was so…. And God saw that it was good….
… So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them…. God saw all that He had made, and it was VERY good….
Casey 2
Does God care about birds? Yes, He created them. Does God think of me as more valuable than a bird? Yes, I was made in the image of God and told to rule over the birds in the sky. (Genesis 1:26) God said birds are good, but that I was VERY good.
Birds are provided for. Barring an incident with a windshield, they will live a good life. They live a good life without a steady income and a 401k. If God thinks more of me than He does a bird why do I waste so much time thinking and worrying about money and things?
Philippians 4
… Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. If you do this, you will experience God's peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus…
Matthew 6
…"And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was not dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?…
…But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore DO NOT WORRY about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own….
Casey 3
Instead of worrying, I should pray? Instead of worrying about retirement and a house, I should live in Christ and seek first His kingdom? All too much I feel like Peter seeing Gods miracles, knowing He can be trusted, but remain one “of little faith.”
When I worry endlessly about the big picture of life I think God says to me the same thing Jesus said to the disciples in Matthew 8:26. "You of little faith, why are you so afraid?"
After all of this, this is what I have come up with.
When I worry about life, remember what I am living for.
When I worry about the pursuit; remember what I am pursuing.
Know that I Am (Yahweh) is who He said He was and know that I am (Casey) who He said I was.
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2 comments:
1.Good Post. You are a excellent blogger.
2.In my mere 24.5 years of life, I've decided sometimes the very essence of faith is trusting God in the midst of things He knows we don't like, we don't understand, and we don't want to do. I don't think that makes anyone feel better--but I think it's true.
3.I like you. I'm not sure you are allowed to put that on someone's blog. But there. I did it.
Nice post.
Though I will have to say I have seen your background somewhere else before. Might want to find something orginal.
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