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Day 4. God looks after the birds
Verse (King James Version)
Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
Matthew 6:26 (KJV)
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Worry feels like being responsible. Jesus names it for what it is: a heavy load that does not make anything better. This verse does not say “don’t care”. It says you are not the only one holding things together, and that you are valued. That is real comfort, but it does not make real problems vanish, so it is fine to ask people for practical help too.
Talk about it
What are you carrying that you could share with someone?
Try this
Pick one worry. Write down one small step you can take, and one person you could tell.
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