Don't Worry Now

Today I was reading my Bible and looked up the word worry in the back index of topics. It referred me to anxiety which then lead me to this passage:

Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more vauable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomnorrow is thrown into the fire, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kinbgdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. ~Matthew 6:25-34

That passage speaks so much to me. If you're like me you worry about a lot. I worry about stuff all the time, including all the things mentioned above. I worry about what I'm going to eat that day, what I'm going to wear, and a wide variety of other things. Another big thing I worry about is storms. As you know, we've been having some pretty crazy winter weather this season. Many heat waves and severe storms have been popping up. Now, thunderstorms freak me out. Well, its mainly the high winds and possibility of tornadoes that really freaks me out. I can take the rain and some occasional thunder and lightning but I really don't like the severe stuff.
But I shouldn't be worrying about all of this stuff. God knows whats going to happen tomorrow, and no amount of worrying on my part is going to change the outcome of what's going to happen or add another minute to my life. So instead of sitting at my desk at school biting my nails down to little nubs I just need to relax. God is in control and the thought of that to me is just overwhelming. No matter what, God is in control. He knows me and knows where I am at all times. He is constantly watching over me and taking care of me. It just blows my mind that a God as awesome as He is, would take the time to watch over ME. I don't deserve it. I don't deserve a second glance but God loves me. I am SO thankful for that. SO SO SO thankful for that.
So no longer do we need to worry about food, drink, and clothes. We just need to put God and His kingdom first and God will take care of the rest. I definitely need to just give it all to Him.

Dear Father,
Thank you so much for loving me. Thank you so much for caring about me. Thank you for taking care of all my needs and being stronger than all of my fears. Please help me not to worry about so many things. Especially the little things. Help me keep my focus on You. I love you.
In your name I pray,
AMEN