Dear 20 something soul,

Something #5

LAY IT DOWN AT THE FEET OF JESUS

Okay, so despite me telling you to not worry about what others are doing, worrying is unfornately a BIG part of our twenties. If it’s not worrying about one thing, it’s worrying about something else. Our twenties are filled with questions that stress and worry us to the core, for example but not limited to:

  1. Will I get the job?
  2. What preschool are we going to send the kids to?
  3. My car broke down and I have no money to fix it, what am I going to do?
  4. Do I want to go back to college?
  5. What’s my passion?
  6. How do I get out of all this debt?
  7. Will I ever be able to buy a home?
  8. Do I have cute clothes for the fall?
  9. Am I parenting right?
  10. When will I find my husband?

Ladies, I’m sure you can relate to one or more of those worries. But guess what, not one of us can add on a day to our life by worrying ourselves. I want you to meditate on Matthew 6:25-33. I love the way to Message paraphrase puts it:

“If you decide for God, living a life of God-worship, it follows that you don’t fuss about what’s on the table at mealtimes or whether the clothes in your closet are in fashion. There is far more to your life than the food you put in your stomach, more to your outer appearance than the clothes you hang on your body. Look at the birds, free and unfettered, not tied down to a job description, careless in the care of God. And you count far more to him than birds.”

“Has anyone by fussing in front of the mirror ever gotten taller by so much as an inch? All this time and money wasted on fashion—do you think it makes that much difference? Instead of looking at the fashions, walk out into the fields and look at the wildflowers. They never primp or shop, but have you ever seen color and design quite like it? The ten best-dressed men and women in the country look shabby alongside them.”

“If God gives such attention to the appearance of wildflowers—most of which are never even seen—don’t you think he’ll attend to you, take pride in you, do his best for you? What I’m trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God’s giving. People who don’t know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, and God-provisions. Don’t worry about missing out. You’ll find all your everyday human concerns will be met.”

Trust that word sisters. Meditate on it and let it live inside of you until you truly learn to not worry about a thing!!

Till next time,

20 Something Soul

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