Why do we worry? The birds don't.....

Mathew 6:25 - 27
Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

Interesting story….since the fall, Narcizo has been babying our plum tree in our yard. It looked sick for awhile and we thought we may need to cut it down. But he has been watering it, cutting it back and just “babying it’ along with the grass. Now, within the last 2 months we have seen the tree grow so beautifully. We also have seen hundreds and hundreds of blooms that turned into green plums and now many are turning red. We are enjoying them. And at the same time, so are the birds. We both know that God is the one that grows the fruit and He gives it to us. And while we don’t mind sharing with the birds…since God provides for both of us, it bothers us when the birds only eat a few bites of each plum and then fly off!!! So, to stop that, we have been trying to harvest a little earlier and let them ripen in the house. Well, that didn’t work. Because we like it better to just pick it straight from the tree.
So, we are leaving them there…and we are sharing with the birds. As you know, God is the One providing for both of us!

Another interesting story…the other day, we had a message from the health department here saying they needed to me (Susan) to come to the office on the next day. We both were wondering what that was about…slightly worried. You know how we do, we have no clue but our mind begins to think of the worst. One thought…what if, for some reason they decide not to service me while I am pregnant. What will we do then?! So, we went the next day…to find out something amazing. Another provision….you know Who it was from?! They were letting us know that at the beginning of every month I needed to bring in my paperwork and I would receive a basket of food. Yes, a basket of food! Every month…free! I left with 3 boxes of cereal, 2 boxes of natural juice, 4 cans of tuna, a can of sardines, a big bag of rice, a big bag of black beans, a big bag of peas, and a bag of powdered milk! To say the least, we were surprised and as we left, we were guilty. Narcizo said…”Here we were a little worried at what they were going to say, and God was simply providing something else for us!”

Why do we worry? Just as He says in Mathew He will provide for us…we are more valuable than the birds of the air and our Lord feeds them! What an awesome God we have! If one day, we can always remember that and NEVER ever be surprised at his goodness towards us. For we know, that … Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1:17