7 Reasons Not to Worry, Part 1 For this reason I say to you, do not be anxious for your life, as to what

you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor for your body, as to what you shall put on. Is not life more than
food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, neither do they
reap, nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than
they? (Matthew 6:25-26) In Matthew 6 we have the example of anxiety about food and clothing. Even in
America, with its extensive welfare system, anxiety over finances and housing can be intense. But Jesus
says in verse 30 that this stems from inadequate faith in our Fathers promise of future grace: O men of
little faith. And so this paragraph has at least seven promises designed by Jesus to help us fight the
good fight against unbelief and be free from anxiety. (In Part 1 we look at Promises 1 and 2; then the rest
in Parts 2 and 3.)
PROMISE #1: For this reason I say to you, do not be anxious for your life, as to what you shall eat, or
what you shall drink; nor for your body, as to what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the
body more than clothing? (Matthew 6:25). Since your body and your life are vastly more complex and
difficult to provide than food and clothing are, and yet God has, in fact, created and provided you with
both, then surely he will be able and willing to provide you with food and clothing. Moreover, no matter
what happens, God will raise your body some day and preserve your life for his eternal fellowship.
PROMISE #2: Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into
barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? (Matthew
6:26). If God is willing and able to feed such insignificant creatures as birds who cannot do anything to
bring their food into being as you can by farming then he will certainly provide what you need,
because you are worth a lot more than birds.