"And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?"

Matthew 6:30 NLT

Jesus is really concerned about the things that were worrying people, what was causing them anxiety. 

So he points his listeners back to creation, back to the care that was taken over creating beauty even though it was fleeting;

"And why worry about your clothing? 

Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don't work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are."

Matthew 6:28-29 NLT

And just before that he talks about birds and how He has set the world up so that they can thrive. 

So why do we have so little faith? 

Perhaps spending some more time in God's creation will help, considering how His systems are designed for thriving.

Perhaps it's by looking intently at the beauty & design He has created in a flower that is here maybe just for a day or 2 then gone, and consider how much He loves you, a person, imago Dei, made in His image, a person made for relationship with the world, with others, and with God Himself.

Yes we have a lot to worry about, and we are known and loved by the Creator of Life. 

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