Matthew 6:25

Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

(Translation: ESV)

Explanation

The 'do not be anxious' statement is a command; not so much about feeling, but about choice. Our natural mode is to worry about stuff, primarily what we have, or don't have. Here, Jesus' command is to disassociate our emotional reliance on possession.

Inspiration

Do the things you have, or don't have, make you feel a certain way? Are you preoccupied with your shopping wish list? Is your life meaningfully richer because of your possessions, or do your possessions posses your heart?

Application for Today

Take a look around your house today and choose three items to give a way. Couple generosity and a freedom from the love of material things in an act of donation.

Prayer

Lord,Help me to have a heart that hungers after you, not after material things. Help me to break with the love of stuff and use what I have to bless another person.In Jesus' name, Amen.