One of the greatest causes of worry today are our possessions and the inability to curb spending. We endlessly lust for more and place ourselves in debt. We are not content with food and water as God created it, but pay exorbitant prices for processed foods and sugar water. We believe in the pursuit of happiness and not the pursuit of the kingdom of God and his righteousness. Yet, only the pursuit of the things of God can bring lasting happiness. In Matthew 6:24-34 Jesus addressed our mixed up priorities. We have been deluded to believe that an itinerant preacher with no fixed abode was probably the saddest person on earth, yet Jesus claimed to be blessed beyond anything that materialism can offer. Consumerism goes hand in hand with worry. Pursuing the things of God helps us worry less.
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