do not worry.

Worrying has become a norm for everyone, no matter how young or how old you are.
Let me give examples of worrying for different age groups:-

Kids: I better keep my toy at a safe place, just in case so-and-so come and steal it.

Teenagers (students): Oh my goshh. Exam is so freaking near already. I'm so worried la... Later if the results come out bad, I'm so screwed.

Adults (single): STRESS STRESS STRESS!! Tomorrow's the audit and I'm not done with this report yet.. I'm so worried.

Adults (with children): I'm so worried for my children, I've done everything I can and their behaviour and everything is still so teruk.

Elderly: Why am I having pain here? Oh no.. Is this some kind sickness?

Don't we have a kind of sick feeling inside when we worry? When we worry, we just don't have a peace of mind, which can lead to so many other things like get angry really easily, headache, lose focus on things, et cetera. This is a fact.

BUT, the truth is...
we can choose not to be like that!
I did not say that. Jesus did. Let's take a look a passage in the Bible:

Matthew 6:25-34

Do not worry
25 "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 important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or stire away in barns, and yet you heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
28 "And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labour or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendour was dressed like one of these. 30 If this is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31 So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32 For pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

I always love this passage, it assures so much! Don't you think so? I love the part where it says that "not even SOLOMON in ALL HIS SPLENDOUR was dresses like one of these (referring to the lillies)". As we all know, Solomon is the richest person that had ever walked Earth's surface. So can you imagine how luxurious he dress and live? But "will He not much more clothe you", God clothes us more than Solomon did in all his spendour. Much much more. And did you notice how the sparrows are always eating, always pecking on the ground? It might be a kosong ground, but somehow they are still eating! Where did the food come from? Look at verse 26. God provide them food! And Jesus asked us, ARE WE NOT MUCH MORE VALUABLE THAN THEY? We worth much more than birds. C'mon people, we are valuable in His eyes. He provides us food, drink, clothes, everything that we need. OUR HEAVENLY FATHER KNOWS THAT WE NEED THEM! (v32) That's why Jesus told us to not worry. Not even think, not even ask. He will give us. He provides. He is our Jehovah Jireh, our Provider. How wonderful is His love for us.

Thank You, heavenly Father.
Thank You, Jesus.
For this assurance.