Today during Sunday school the teacher challenged us to read several different versions of the Easter story. This I did. And as shamed as I am to admit it I have never read the Bible in it's entirety so I have decided to make this my goal. Today I began with the New Testament and read through the entire book of Matthew. I was extremely pleased to find several instances that back up one of my philosophies of life.
I believe firmly that you should not worry about the things in your life that you cannot change and only focus on changing the things that you can. This is something that tends to drive my roommate crazy when she's stressing out about paying a bill or buying groceries. I always tell her that God provides if we just hand our problem to Him. We have never once gone without because I have always given the problem to God and He provided.
After reading through Matthew I finally have solid proof for my argument.
Matthew 6:25-34:
"(25)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? (26)Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? (27)Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? (28)So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; (29)and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. (30)Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He much more clothe you, O you of little faith? (31)Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' (32)For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. (33)But seek first the kingdom of God and His rightousness, fand all these things hsall be added to you. (34)Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble."
Matthew 7:7-11:
"(7)Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. (8)For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. (9)Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for break, will give him a stone? (10)Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent? (11)If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!"
Matthew 11:28-30:
"(28)Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. (29)Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gently and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. (30)For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."
Woo hoo. I can comment on your blog from my cmoputer. I felt really touched by your blog entry hon. The bible verse you wrote about really made me think. It is hard to do. One cant just say "I'm going to give it to God!" and do it. Yes they can say that, but to actually give it to him and let it go, thats not so easy. I really need to though. There are so many things that we are working on in life. So many worries. So many stresses. I have been growing closer once again with God. I need to give it all to him. I'm happy to be able to read the things you are writing about hon. Dont stop :)
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