Part 2 of Is Jesus Enough? (God answers)

Yesterday I wrote about the question, Is Jesus Enough? While pondering a specific decision along the same lines, God answered me in the following way, just thought I'd share:

Life is more than food, and the body is more than fancy clothes. Think about those crows flying over there: do they plant and harvest crops? Do they own silos or barns? Look at them fly. It looks like God is taking pretty good care of them, doesn’t it? Remember that you are more precious to God than birds! Which one of you can add a single hour to your life or 18 inches to your height by worrying really hard? If worry can’t change anything, why do you do it so much? Think about those beautiful wild lilies growing over there. They don’t work up a sweat toiling for needs or wants—they don’t worry about clothing. Yet the great King Solomon never had an outfit that was half as glorious as theirs! Look at the grass growing over there. One day it’s thriving in the fields. The next day it’s being used as fuel. If God takes such good care of such transient things, how much more you can depend on God to care for you, weak in faith as you are. Don’t reduce your life to the pursuit of food and drink; don’t let your mind be filled with anxiety. People of the world who don’t know God pursue these things, but you have a Father caring for you, a Father who knows all your needs. Since you don’t need to worry—about security and safety, about food and clothing—then pursue God’s kingdom first and foremost, and these other things will come to you as well. (Luke 12:23-31  the Voice translation)

Here are the lessons I gleaned from this answer:

1. No need to worry, God's got it all under control

2. God has proved His trustworthiness in many ways, one of which is His obvious care of nature

2. Not only is He going to take care of us, but take care of us better than we can even imagine (He's a great      Father!)

3. DON'T WORRY (it's pointless)

4. Since we don't have to spend our time worrying about the necessities of life, we can spend our time focusing on the relationship