Trade Your Worry For… Flowers?

Worry much?

Sometimes I feel like worry is built into my DNA. But I love how Jesus addresses this very human tendency… with flowers.

He draws our attention to His creation, the beauty of flowers, as proof of His care. If God puts so much thought and detail into something as small and seemingly insignificant as a flower, how much more must He care for you and me?

God sees you. He cares about what weighs on your heart. He has already provided for you, and even now, He is still providing.

Maybe that is why I love flowers so much. I love giving them. I love receiving them. I love noticing them popping up in unexpected places, even in the middle of a highway, bright and full of life against all the concrete. They are beautifully intricate, almost whimsical. And for what? Maybe for us to pause, notice, and be reminded.

We do not need to be anxious. God put thought and beauty into flowers, but His care for us goes beyond comparison. Flowers whisper:

“To my beloved child,
Do not worry. I have got you.
Love, God.”

Jesus put it this way:

“And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, He will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith? So do not worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’ These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and He will give you everything you need.”
Matthew 6:30–33