I am spending time walking through the Gospels from beginning to end, looking for the moments where Jesus leaned in, lifted up, and loved without hesitation. I want to understand how His grace works in everyday life and what it invites me to become.
There is something beautifully human about the way Jesus speaks in this part of the Sermon on the Mount. He talks about fasting, treasures, money, worry, and the quiet tug of where our hearts drift when life feels uncertain. It sounds less like a lecture and more like someone gently reminding us to breathe.
When Jesus said, Do not be anxious about your life, I imagine the crowd shifting where they sat, each person holding private fears. Food, clothing, tomorrow. The same worries we still carry. And then Jesus pointed to the birds that never hoard and the lilies that never hurry, as if the whole world was whispering that we are cared for more deeply than we realize.
And I could not help but think about how often anxiety sneaks in when I am trying to hold everything together alone. Jesus invitation is not to ignore the hard things. It is to loosen my grip. To trust a little more. To remember that where I place my treasure reveals where I place my hope.
Maybe that is why this passage feels like a warm hand on the shoulder. Jesus is not asking us to be fearless. He is asking us to seek a kingdom that steadies us when everything else shakes.
Key Verse:
“But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” Matthew 6:33
Gracefully yours,
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