PSALM 46:10 “Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”
Sometimes it isn’t the big stuff that keeps us up worrying at night, but the petty little stuff. Tiny details begin to loom large, creating a situation someone has described as “being stoned to death by popcorn.” We feel as if our minds are little gerbils running on endless wheels, getting nowhere. But is this God’s will for us?
Jesus knew the problems that bedeviled his disciples and addressed these problems in Matthew 6:19-34
Matthew 6:19-21“Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.”
Financial worries eating at your mind? Just make sure you have treasure in heaven.
Matthew 6:22-23 “Your eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is filled with light. But when your eye is unhealthy, your whole body is filled with darkness. And if the light you think you have is actually darkness, how deep that darkness is!”
What images dominate your mind? Are you terrorizing yourself with your own thoughts? Saint Paul advised the Philippians, “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.
And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me—everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you.” (Philippians 4:6-9) Want peace of mind? Watch your thought life!
What about money? Matthew 6:24-27 “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.
“That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are? Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?
Worried about going naked or hungry? Matthew 6:28-34 “And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?
“So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’ These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.”
How do we KNOW that God is God? Look at God’s works in nature. Look at the human body. Look at the weather. No matter where we look, we see the grandeur of God. Even though people have been trying to duplicate God’s creative process for centuries, God remains the Master Creator. It is only God who deserves all our praise and all our glory. And when we follow Jesus’ teachings and seek the Kingdom of God, above all else and live righteously, God will give us everything we need.
May we sleep well tonight, knowing that the Creator of the Universe is still in control.
PRAYER: Father God, thank You for loving us and caring for us. Lord, help us to be still and know that You are God. In the mighty and precious Name of King Jesus. Amen.
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