Do Not Worry
“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 than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 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[e]? Matthew 6:25-27,ESV
The passage above has been a lesson for me these past weeks. There are times when you are in a season and you know that God is dealing with you about something. I believe I shared in an earlier post that God had me doing the messages in a new way. He also added to the mix a certain number of messages that he wanted me to complete daily.
I knew that worrying would not help me in any way to get the daily number of messages completed. So I thought I would just come up with scriptures and topics that I could pound out quickly and get on with my day. But that was never God’s plan. He was teaching me how to walk right past worry, because even though I tried not to worry it would just show up in my face. I would hear in my mind, “What are you going to write about and how are you going get this done?” I kept trying to turn that noise off in the flesh, but that behavior only kept me in a war against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places and that kept me out of peace.
At some point I heard in my spirit the word “rest,” and I said, “How do I do that?” Then the word “trust” landed in my spirit. I said again, “How do I do that?” I knew that I was moving into a new level of faith! Hallelujah! He said, “I gave you this assignment. This is mine and you have to know that I will provide everything you need. Apply your heart to seeking after me instead of trying to get all the messages finished and then you will find yourself in peace and joy.” I did exactly what I heard the Holy Spirit say and I now have joy and peace! I know this is an ongoing journey, but I can truly say that I am resting in his presence and letting him guide me through this journey; moment by moment.
But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these other things (whatever it is that you need), will be added unto you. Matthew 6:33, ESV. This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.Joshua 1:8, ESV
Affirmations: Matthew 10:20; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19, Isaiah 55:11
You can also follow me at JCCMinistriestv:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMoEcr3koSqRbqVma5EGWgA/videos
My published books are now available at:https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Life%27s+Journey+volume+2+Jacqueline+Crooks&language=en_US&ref=nb_sb_noss