Do Not Be Anxious: Trusting the Father Who Knows Our Needs

Reflections on Matthew 6:25–34

By Chris N. Braza
SOUL CARE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC.

Anxiety about food, drink, and clothing is not new. It did not begin in the modern world of inflation, job insecurity, or rising costs of living. Long before our generation worried about daily provisions, Jesus already addressed this deep human concern in Matthew 6:25–34.

“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on.” (Matthew 6:25)

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Anxiety Is a Trust Issue, Not a Supply Issue

Jesus does not deny the reality of our needs. Food, drink, and clothing are necessary. What He confronts is where our trust is anchored. Anxiety often reveals that we are looking at life horizontally—our resources, our strength, our ability—rather than vertically, to God.

Jesus invites us to lift our eyes.

“Look at the birds of the air,” He says. They do not sow or reap, yet they are fed. “Consider the lilies of the field,” clothed in beauty without labor. The lesson is not laziness, but dependence. Creation survives because it is sustained by the Creator.

If God faithfully provides for birds and flowers, how much more for His children?

Your Father Knows What You Need

One of the most comforting truths in this passage is found in verse 32:

“For your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.”

God is not ignorant of our situation. He is not distant, distracted, or indifferent. He knows our bills, our groceries, our uniforms, our daily meals. He knows the needs of parents, teachers, workers, pastors, and students alike.

Anxiety whispers, “You are on your own.”
Faith declares, “My Father knows.”

Seeking First Reorders the Heart

Jesus does not say, “Do not work” or “Do not plan.” He says:

“Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” (Matthew 6:33)

This is about priority, not passivity. When God’s kingdom comes first—His will, His ways, His values—our hearts are aligned correctly. Provision follows purpose. When we chase provision without God, anxiety grows. When we chase God, provision is added.

Added—not stolen, not forced, not begged for—but graciously supplied.

Daily Trust for Daily Bread

Jesus ends this teaching with a powerful reminder:

“Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself.”

Faith is lived one day at a time. God gives grace for today, strength for today, and provision for today. Worrying about tomorrow only drains today of its peace.

This echoes the prayer Jesus taught earlier: “Give us this day our daily bread.” Not weekly, not yearly—daily. God invites us into a rhythm of continual trust.

A Soul Care Reflection

At Soul Care International Foundation, we believe that anxiety is not merely a mental struggle—it is a spiritual invitation. An invitation to return to trust, to rest in the Father’s care, and to release control back to God.

When anxiety rises, remember this truth:
You are not forgotten.
You are not unseen.
You are not unsupported.

Your loving Father knows exactly what you need—and He is faithful.