{"id":16473,"date":"2017-01-16T08:21:38","date_gmt":"2017-01-16T14:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/?p=16473"},"modified":"2017-01-16T08:21:38","modified_gmt":"2017-01-16T14:21:38","slug":"soap-prioritize-your-worry-if-you-must","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/soap-prioritize-your-worry-if-you-must\/","title":{"rendered":"SOAP: Prioritize your worry, if you must"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"prioritize<\/p>\n

Scripture:<\/h2>\n

“Do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink;<\/p>\n

or about your body, what you will wear.<\/p>\n

Is not life more than food,<\/p>\n

and the body more than clothes?<\/p>\n

–Matthew 6:25<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Observation:<\/h2>\n

There are bigger things to concern yourself with then what to eat, drink or wear. Are those really all that critical?<\/p>\n

Application:<\/h2>\n

Yes, I want to look my best and feel good about myself, and both of those things have a better shot of happening if I put some thought and effort into what I eat and what I wear.<\/p>\n

I don’t think this verse is telling us not to care. I think it is telling us not to stress out over them. I think it is telling us not to waste energy here, as, honestly, these things should not be a huge priority.<\/p>\n

We should reserve our deeper thoughts and efforts on those things which really are critical and go from there.<\/p>\n

Prayer:<\/h2>\n

Father God,<\/p>\n

Thank you for taking care of me. Thank you for the clarity you are putting in my life, bit by bit. Help that to continue, Father, and guide me as I take actions to clear away the unimportant, or not as critical, and focus on the things you know really matter– as I also learn and come to understand what really matters in all these areas.<\/p>\n

Thank you, God. Please also guide each of my readers in seeing where the focus should be and how to make the changes to put their focus there.<\/p>\n

I love you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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