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The Handle Of Anxiety Or The Handle Of Faith?

From the Montana Street bulletin, comes today’s article. The top portion of the article includes a quote by Henry Ward Beecher, while the rest of the article is a quote from Matthew 6:25-34, illustrating the principle that Mr. Beecher emphasizes in his quote:

“Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith” (see source).

“For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? And who of you be being worried can add a single hour to his life?

And why are your worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you?

You of little faith! Do not worry then, saying ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’ For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

So, do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own” (Matthew 6:25-34).

The bottom line: Trust God (Proverbs 3:5-6) so that (as Mr. Beecher suggests) we might take hold of tomorrow with the handle of faith (Romans 10:17), for He is still in control of His creation (Colossians 1:17; Hebrews 1:1-3; cf. Daniel 4:17,25,32), and will provide for our every need, both physically and spiritually (Philippians 4:19; Psalm 23:1; cf. Acts 2:44-45; Acts 4:31-35).