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\u201cWe don\u2019t know what starving is,\u201d a friend said to me one day when I used starving to describe my hunger. I\u2019ve never forgotten that moment from so many years ago; it gave me a new perspective on hunger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 I have never starved. Born to a middle-class family in America, I\u2019ve always had food on my table, clothes on my back, and a bed to sleep in at night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet somehow, I became a worrier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Jesus spoke these words, He addressed something that competes with our trust in God: anxious concern about whether we will have enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the Israelites wandered in the desert for forty years, God provided manna from heaven. Each morning it appeared on the ground, fresh and delightful. The Lord gave them only one command: gather only enough for today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut some of them didn\u2019t listen and kept some of it until morning. But by then it was full of maggots and had a terrible smell.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exodus 16:20 (NLT)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Human nature makes us want a little extra, \u201cin case something happens.\u201d But God gives us what we need for today. He doesn\u2019t meet tomorrow\u2019s need today. The Lord lives in the present with us, and He wants us to stay present with Him. As Jesus reminds us, He takes care of the birds of the air; He\u2019ll take care of us, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By pointing to the birds, Christ gives us something ordinary to look at. They don\u2019t plant crops or store up harvests in barns, yet God provides for them. And then He asks the pivotal question: Aren\u2019t you far more valuable to Him than they are?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesus gets to the heart of the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If God cares for His creation, how much more does He care for His children?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christ doesn\u2019t tell us to stop worrying. Instead, He reminds us of our place in God\u2019s family. Our heavenly Father knows our needs and will provide for them. We may not know how the Lord will provide, but we can trust that He will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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