Our commitment to him and his commitment to us go hand in hand. They are part of the covenant relationship he has established with his people. The person who is committed to the king does not need to worry. Jesus’ followers must be motivated by confidence in the Father’s provision for their basic needs. God’s Prescription For Anxiety Matthew 6:25  1. Know That God Will Provide Jesus does not mean making provisions for future physical needs is wrong. He is speaking against anxiety or worry that shows a lack of faith in God’s care and love. The point here is not to worry about the physical necessities, let alone the luxuries implied in the preceding verses, because such fretting suggests that our entire existence focuses on and is limited to such things If God has given us life and a body, both admittedly more important than food and clothing, will he not also give us the latter? Therefore, fretting about such things betrays the loss of faith and the perversion of more valuable commitments. Why do we think the God of the universe, who created everything to sustain our lives, cannot handle caring for us? Matthew 6:26-30  2. God Has A Proven Track Record The point is not that disciples need not work—birds do not simply wait for God to drop food into their beaks—but that they need not fret. The point is not that Jesus’ disciples may opt for laziness but that God’s providence and care are so rich that he clothes the grass with neither productive nor enduring wildflowers. The root of anxiety is unbelief. This does not mean don’t go to work and expect everything to be handed to you. This means that God will provide as he sees fit. God does not always provide on our timetable. There are times that God withholds to grow us. Matthew 6:31-33 3. Pursue The Heart Of God Jesus’ disciples must live lives qualitatively different from those without trust in God’s fatherly care and no fundamental goals beyond material things. Christ refers to two objects, or focuses, of our seeking:  “His kingdom” we must desperately desire for God’s authority and power to be evident in our lives and our Christian gatherings. “His righteousness” through the power of the Holy Spirit, we must make every effort to obey Christ’s commands, show Christ’s standards of truth and right, avoid the ungodly practices of the world, and show Christ’s love toward everyone. Matthew 6:34 4. Take It One Day At A Time Worrying over tomorrow’s misfortunes is nonsensical because today has enough to occupy our attention, and tomorrow’s feared misfortunes may never happen. At the same time, he implicitly teaches that even for his disciples, today’s grace is sufficient only for today and should not be wasted on tomorrow. If tomorrow does bring new trouble, there will be new grace to meet it. Many of us lie in bed at night and cannot go to sleep. Make yourself a to-do on your phone and give it to the Lord. We have to take things one day at a time. Sometimes, it was to be minute by minute. If you have to, take it moment by moment. You are designed to carry the weight you put on yourself. What are our transformational moments? Do you need God to provide today? Are you working like it depends on you but praying like it depends on God? Are you seeking righteousness? Are you carrying a weight you are not designed to carry?