Matthew 6:26-27-  Look at the birds of 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? 27 Can any one of you, by worrying, add a single hour to your life?

“Worry is like a rocking chair: It gives you something to do but never gets you anywhere” – Erma Bombeck

Worry is another way the enemy attempts to divert our focus from Jesus, our true provider. But in every situation where the opportunity to worry arises, remember, you can choose to trust God instead and place it in his hands. He is the ultimate provider, and he will transform your worry into peace and provide as he always has!

Writing this Blog Post challenged me to look back to a time when I was worried, and God provided and made a way. I remember the first time I preached on a Sunday morning just over a year ago. In the week leading up to it, I prepared and prayed, but the fear of not delivering the message well or stumbling over my words in a nervous fit constantly ran through my mind. As the moment came, I remember waking up that early Sunday morning and doing something I should have done the moment worry arose. I laid down my worries and concerns at the altar and spent time looking to Jesus to provide me peace and strength so that God would use me. That morning, the peace and confidence that God granted me was hard to put into words, and I knew that if he called me to it, he would equip me and see me through it, and that is exactly what he did.

God will do the same thing for you in the calling he has on your life; if you are in a season of worry and doubt about what the future holds, don’t waste time worrying when that time should be spent laying it at the feet of Jesus. Aren’t you much more valuable than the birds in the air, as God’s word says? God knows what you’re going through, what you are feeling, and what you are facing. Worrying gets you nowhere, just as Erma Bobeck said; on the other hand, looking to Jesus for peace of mind will help you move forward with confidence, knowing that he can provide when there seems to be no way. That’s who our God is!

Don’t let worry steal your focus away from the one who can provide and give you peace in this life. Take it to Jesus and trust that he will provide as he always does. If God has called you to a situation, he will provide and equip you to see you through it. When you walk in this trust, you can be confident that God’s provision is always there for you.

• Tyler