By Allen White
“So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we
eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’ These things dominate the thoughts
of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. Seek the
Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and He will
give you everything you need. Matthew
6:31-33
“Jesus
didn’t do orientations. He did disorientations. Sometimes God needs to
disorient us so He can reorient us,” says Mark Batterson in his book, Wild Goose Chase.
We often
apply these verses as if Jesus is saying, “Don’t worry if you will have
anything to eat or anything to drink or anything to wear.” In North American
culture, the issue is not scarcity for most. The issue is being caught up in
too many choices. Jesus is saying not to worry about what choice we will make
in eating, drinking or wearing. Unbelievers are caught up in that kind of
thinking, but believers have better things to think about. Our thoughts should
be directed at the Kingdom of God above all else. God will give us everything
we need.
Here’s the
disorientation: Jesus directs us to think about the Kingdom, which no one else
is thinking about instead of food, drink and clothing, which everyone is
thinking about. What is disorienting you right now? Maybe an unexpected
situation. God can use that to reorient you to what He wants in your life.
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