Stop being anxious (Matthew 6:25–32)

3 min readMay 14, 2022

“25 On this account I say to you: Stop being anxious about your souls as to what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your bodies as to what you will wear. Does not the soul mean more than food and the body than clothing? 26 Observe intently the birds of heaven, because they do not sow seed or reap or gather into storehouses; still your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth more than they are? 27 Who of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his life span? 28 Also, on the matter of clothing, why are you anxious? Take a lesson from the lilies of the field, how they are growing; they do not toil, nor do they spin; 29 but I say to you that not even Solʹo·mon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these. 30 If, now, God thus clothes the vegetation of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much rather clothe you, you with little faith? 31 So never be anxious and say, ‘What are we to eat?’ or, ‘What are we to drink?’ or, ‘What are we to put on?’ 32 For all these are the things the nations are eagerly pursuing. For your heavenly Father knows you need all these things.
33 “Keep on, then, seeking first the kingdom and his righteousness, and all these [other] things will be added to you. 34 So, never be anxious about the next day, for the next day will have its own anxieties. Sufficient for each day is its own badness” (Matthew 6:25–34).
It is normal to feel worried about problems, especially if they are serious. However, Jesus Christ says that excessive worry will not solve the problem. Besides, he asks this question, to show that excessive worry is fruitless: “Which of you, by worrying, can add a single cubit to his life span?” (verse 27). The best way to deal with worry is to trust that God will help humans who are doing His will, just as He cares for all of His creation: “A young man I used to be, I have also grown old, And yet I have not seen anyone righteous left entirely, Nor his offspring looking for bread” (Psalms 37:25). Jesus Christ encourages humans to live in the present (bounded in this case, by the day) to solve problems because the past no longer exists and the future does not exist. This simple idea helps not to fuel excessive worry because “sufficient for each day is its own badness”. In counsel on prayer, Jesus Christ said: “God your Father knows what things you are needing before ever you ask him” (Matthew 6:8). Regarding the need for food, it is written in the model prayer: “Give us today our bread for this day” (Matthew 6:11).
Therefore it is better to avoid excessive anticipation which can lead to morbid anxiety. Let us solve our problems as they arise, while trusting in God: “Trust in Jehovah with all your heart and do not lean upon your own understanding. In all your ways take notice of him, and he himself will make your paths straight” (Proverbs 3:5,6).

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