"Therefore do not be anxious for tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own" (Matthew 6:33-34).
This passage states that if we are seeking His kingdom we will not be anxious for tomorrow. If we are anxious it is because we have been distracted from seeking His kingdom.
Anxiety is not a fruit of the Spirit, and if we allow anxiety to lead us, the Spirit will not lead us. Anxiety is a deadly enemy. It is one of the primary ways that we are led astray from our purposes. We are therefore exhorted in Philippians 4:6-7:
And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, shall guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
The peace of God is the counter to anxiety. His peace will guard our hearts and minds so that we abide in Christ Jesus. As we see in this text, His peace is the result of taking our cares to Him in prayer. How would our lives be changed if all of the time that is now consumed by worry wasinstead used for prayer? Most of our lives would be radically different because God answers prayer, not worry. When we pray He changes things. He also changes us. We would see the world very differently if we saw it through the eyes of faith instead of fear.
Isaiah 6:1-3 is now one of the most important Scriptures to me, but when I was a new believer I could not understand these verses. It reads:
Seraphim stood above Him, each having six wings; with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.
And one called out to another and said, "Holy, Holy, Holy, is the LORD of hosts, The whole earth is full of His glory."
Of course, I did not have a problem believing that the Lord was holy, but with all of the wars, poverty, oppression, child abuse, sickness, and death, I could not understand how these seraphim could say that the whole earth was filled with His glory. Then one day the Lord spoke to me and said, "The reason that these seraphim see the whole earth filled with My glory is because they dwell in My presence. If you will dwell in My presence you too will see My glory in everything."
Dwelling in the presence of the Lord helps us to see beyond the temporary circumstances to His eternal purposes in His kingdom. This will change the way we see, the way we live, and the way we are.