I worried less when I was a child. Partly, my bliss was due to my ignorance; mostly it was due to my parents.Jesus, knowing my tendency to worry more now, says to me,“Rob… Do not be anxious, saying, “What shall (I) eat?” or “What shall (I) drink?” or “What shall (I) wear?” For… your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.”  Matthew 6:31-32.
This third brief post on the theme of worry comes from John Piper…

John Piper writes….

“Jesus wants his followers to be free from worry.In Matthew 6:25-34, he gives at least seven arguments designed to take away our anxiety.One of them lists food and drink and clothing, and then says,“Your heavenly Father knows that you need them all” Matthew 6:32. Jesus must mean that God’s knowing is accompanied by his desiring to meet our need.He is emphasizing…