Do Not Worry

Today, I was one of several women who were asked to pray for another woman who has gone through, not once but twice, someone trying to break into her home while she was there.  What to pray?  How to pray?  What to say to her?  What advice to give her?  What encouragement?  Do I say what the Word says?  Do I give advice from the Scriptures?  Is the Word the best that I can offer?  Is the Word enough?  Will the Word satisfy?  Will the Word meet her need? Will the Word protect her?

 Then, I began to remember.  Must acknowledge God in all my ways ... must trust God with all my heart ... must lean not to my own understanding ... must put on the full armor of God ... must remember that my weapons are not the weapons of the world ... must know that every one of my weapons is the Word of God ... must speak the truth ... must remember that the only real truth is the Word of God. 

From my pastor's instruction for daily Scripture reading, today's reading is Matthew 6, a portion of Jesus' sermon on the mountain.  Jesus says, not once but several times, in verses 25-34: do not worry.  The command to me, to her, and to you is quite simply do not worry.  Do not worry about today, or tomorrow, or your life, or what you will eat, or what you will drink, or what you will wear.  Whatever you may be worrying about, hear the Word of the Lord.  Do not worry.  Your heavenly Father knows what you need.  He has promised to supply every need that you have, so do not worry.  And there are NO exceptions to this command -- do not worry.