Part of the reason we spend time with Jesus is to listen to what He says and then try to live as He would if He was in our place. We ask ourselves what would Jesus do? We try to answer that question with our lives as best as we can. So these words of Jesus (Matthew 6:19-34) seem to tell us that Jesus would not worry. If we want to experience His presence, and live as He would in our place, we need to find a way to let go off worry. If we ask almost anyone to list biblical “sins”, they will likely offer a list that includes: lust, adultery, greed, murder and so on. Few if any would list Worry. So if Jesus said do not worry then worrying is a sin-right? But many of us seem to be expert worriers. We worry about our finances, our children, our job, or our church. We watch the news and our faith flickers. Our faith is clothed in fear. When life is really hard or challenges come our way, sometimes worry seems inevitable- impossible to avoid. But what if worry is a choice and is always the wrong choice? Why would Jesus say Do Not Worry unless we actually had no choice to make? What are you worried about today? Write it down on a piece of paper, then deliberately choose not to worry about it. Choose instead to trust God. When the troubles of this world weigh heavily on our hearts, we do not need to worry as we can find comfort in the knowledge that God protects, provides and fights for us. All we need to do is to TRUST God. ~Matthew 6:25