or clothe his neck with a flowing mane?
~Job 39:19
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?...See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin....If that 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?
~Matthew 6:26,28,30
In Job 39 God is still speaking to Job. God is speaking of His knowledge of all His creatures' comings and goings. God asks Job if he knows when the deer or mountain goats give birth. God asks Job if it's by Job's power that the hawks fly and nest. God knows the answers to all these questions, and I'm sure Job does too, but God is reinforcing that he is, in fact, Almighty.
God knows about everything about that ostrich. He knows everything about the wild donkey and the wild ox. His eye follows every hawk and eagle. He cares about all His creations so much. Matthew 6 points out that he feeds the birds of the air and clothes the lilies of the field. But ostriches, nor eagles, nor lilies were created in God's image...
God created us in His image. When I say us, I mean me, you, him, her, them... We were created in GOD'S image! Just think, if God cares so much about His plants and animals, then how much do you think He cares about His made-in-His-own-image-humans? Jesus even says 'Are you not much more valuable than they?' (Matthew 6:26)
I worry a lot. I worry about school, I worry about friends, I worry about myself, I worry about having the things I need, I worry about the future... All this worry can also be called stress. I know I shouldn't stress about things, but I do. I know I shouldn't have to worry about every single thing in the world, but for some reason I do. Sometimes I feel like everything is up to me and I have to be the one to take care of it.
Why should I worry and stress? I don't see the birds, or the bugs, or the flowers worrying, and God takes care of them! We're even more valuable than the birds and bugs and flowers, so how much more will God provide for us and take care of us? I don't need to worry or get stressed about life. God will take care of me. He knows exactly what I need and will always provide in due time. So in the mean time, I will work on stressing less and focusing more on a Hakuna Matata life.
Photo #39: Hakuna Matata!
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