Embracing Faith over Worry: Lessons from Matthew 6:25-34

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Explore the powerful message of faith and trust in God's provision as outlined in Matthew 6:25-34. These verses remind us to prioritize seeking God's kingdom and righteousness above material concerns, trusting that God will provide for our needs. Reflect on the imagery of wildflowers and birds in this passage to cultivate a mindset of faith over worry. Let go of anxieties about the future and focus on living each day in alignment with God's will.

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Wildflower Faith Wildflower Faith Mt. 6:25-34

Wildflower Faith Mt. 6:25-34 25 This is why I tell you: Don t worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Isn t life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the sky: They don t sow or reap or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren t you worth more than they?

Wildflower Faith Mt. 6:25-34 27 Can any of you add a single cubit to his height by worrying? 28 And why do you worry about clothes? Learn how the wildflowers of the field grow: they don t labor or spin thread. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was adorned like one of these!

Wildflower Faith Mt. 6:25-34 30 If that s how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and thrown into the furnace tomorrow, won t He do much more for you you of little faith? 31 So don t worry, saying, What will we eat? or What will we drink? or What will we wear?

Wildflower Faith Mt. 6:25-34 32 For the idolaters eagerly seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you. 34 Therefore don t worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. - Matthew 6:25-34-

Wildflower Faith Mt. 6:25-34 Can I trust God? Wildflower Garden

Wildflower Faith Mt. 6:25-34 What am I worrying about that needs to mowed down? What are the weeds choking my life? Keeping up appearances Job Finances Materialism

Wildflower Faith Mt. 6:25-34 If God would do that for a non-believer then, what would He do for a believer and follower today? God says that He is the same yesterday, today and forever. (Heb 13:8) Do I believe this? Do I live this?

Wildflower Faith Mt. 6:25-34 17 Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be arrogant or to set their hope on the uncertainty of wealth, but on God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy. 18 Instruct them to do what is good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, willing to share,19 storing up for themselves a good reserve for the age to come, so that they may take hold of life that is real. -1 Tim. 6:17-19

Wildflower Faith Mt. 6:25-34 To the Rich of this Age: Do not be arrogant (live & feel superior) Do not set your hope on the uncertainty of wealth Set your hope on God - who richly provides us with all things to enjoy. Do what is good - be rich in good works, be generous, be willing to share Store up a good reserve for the age to come, so that you may take hold of life that is real.

Wildflower Faith Mt. 6:25-34 Being rich in and of this world is the evidence of one s insecurity in God. The Rich Farmer - Luke 12:13-21 Jesus said, Watch out and be on guard against all greed because one s life is not in the abundance of his possessions. v.15

Wildflower Faith Mt. 6:25-34 It is not wrong to possess things, but it is wrong for things to possess you. Covetousness a god GOD No one can be a slave of two masters, since either he will hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot be slaves of God and of money. -Mt.6:24-

Wildflower Faith Mt. 6:25-34 Don t collect for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But collect for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves don t break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Mt. 6:19-21

Wildflower Faith Mt. 6:25-34 What soil am I treasuring? What soil am I growing in?

Wildflower Faith Mt. 6:25-34 Wildflowers will grow in and sustain under the most rugged and trying conditions. Wildflowers are not rich in soil, but are content and thrive in what they do have.

Wildflower Faith Mt. 6:25-34 Your life should be free from the love of money. Be satisfied with what you have, for He Himself has said, I will never leave you or forsake you. Hebrews 13:5 Are you content with what you have? Can you be content with what you have? In whose soil do you rest?

Wildflower Faith Mt. 6:25-34 Can I trust God? Can you add 18 inches to your height by worrying? Mt. 6:27 Life is more than eating and drinking. -Mt. 6:25

Wildflower Faith Mt. 6:25-34 Can I trust God? For the idolaters eagerly seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you. 34 Therefore don t worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Mt.6:32-34

Wildflower Faith Mt. 6:25-34 To Everybody of this Age: Set your hope on God - who richly provides us with all things to enjoy. Build up a good reserve- be rich in good works, be generous, be willing to share Take hold of the life that is real Will you be rich or poor in the next life to come? (Luke 16:19-31)