Sparrows Don't Stress

"Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows." (Matthew 10:29-31)

I'm finishing up my third week on the DL here in Omaha and have been wrestling pretty hard lately with this anxious heart. I'm not sure exactly how I hurt my back, I don't know exactly what's wrong with it, I don't know how to make it better and I'm not sure when it will be better. One thing I've learned about myself during this time is that uncertainty leads to fear when I begin to lose perspective on how much God loves and cares for me.

"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?" (Matthew 6:26)

Ann Voskamp, author of One Thousand Gifts, has a blog that I read daily. She has quickly become one of my favorite authors and a recent post of hers on Friday really encouraged me. I wanted to share a piece of it with you. The post was titled "when you are feeling overwhelmed...." She writes:



So sparrows don't stress. Because they trust. Your Will is better than our ways.

So sparrows don't hurry. Because they don't fear. Your altar is better than our agendas.

So sparrows don't worry - Because they are Yours.

Your sovereignty is better than the skies.

Simplicity doesn't mean we will live uncomplicated lives. Simplicity is a matter of Focus - the grace to focus our lives simply on Christ.

Be our sole Focus, our only Hope, our deepest Joy -

That we may abandon all worries... and abide in all Your Word.



Adjusting these lenses,

- Terry