Worry Loses Ground

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What grows when you give thanks?

Scripture

(ESV) Matthew 6:25–34

6:25

“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

6:26

Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?

6:27

And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?

6:28

And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin,

6:29

yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

6:30

But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

6:31

Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’

6:32

For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.

6:33

But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

6:34

“Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

Your Father knows what you need. Worry adds nothing — thanks changes everything.

Today’s Song

Worry Loses Ground

Worry loses ground.

Today’s Prayer

“Lord, before anything else reaches me, let my first words be thank You.”

Today’s Objective

Tomorrow, give thanks before you touch your phone.

A simple habit that changes every part of my life.

The Science of Gratitude

21 benefits of having a Grateful Heart.

Benefit (3 of 21)

Less Worry, More Peace

Gratitude quiets anxiety and steadies the mind.

Why It Helps

Thankfulness pulls your attention off of fears about the future and onto what is good and present right now.

Research Shows

Across two long-term studies, people who were more grateful went on to feel less stressed and less depressed over time, partly by drawing more support from the people around them.

Source

Wood, A. M., Maltby, J., Gillett, R., Linley, P. A., & Joseph, S. (2008). The role of gratitude in the development of social support, stress, and depression: Two longitudinal studies. Journal of Research in Personality, 42(4), 854–871.