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我们最害怕的事情之一往往是我们可能会耗尽资源。耶稣在这里称其为忧虑。例如，我们晚上躺在床上，担心我们没有足够的钱来支付账单，或者担心我们可能会失去工作，或者担心我们的车会坏掉。

耶稣指着鸟说，它们不种、不收、也不积蓄。神每天都在照顾它们。耶稣指着花说，它们不劳苦，也不纺线。它们今天披上了华丽的衣裳，第二天就没有了。如果神关心祂创造的这些小东西，祂不也会关心我们的需要吗？

听到神关心我们真是太棒了。在惧怕和忧虑中，这正是我们所需要的。但是，即使我们有一天听到这句话，意识到神是多么地关心我们，我们第二天还是会再次陷入同样的忧虑。担心我们吃什么、喝什么、穿什么等等，这些似乎已经被镶嵌在我们的DNA里了。我不确定我们会不会停止担心失去一切。但幸运的是，神的保障也和我们的惧怕一样经常出现。

可能很快就会有一天，你会担心你吃什么或穿什么，或者担心你需要的其他东西。当这种情况发生时，请记住，我们的天父对我们的关心甚至超过我们的想像。

One of the things we tend to fear most is that we might run out of resources. Jesus calls it worry here. For example, we can lie awake at night worrying that we won’t have enough money to pay our bills, or that we might lose our job, or that our car might break down.

Jesus points to the birds, which don’t sow or reap or store away. God cares for them every day. Jesus points to the flowers, which don’t labor or spin. They are clothed in splendor one day and are gone the next. If God cares for some of these simpler parts of his creation, won’t he care for our needs as well?

It’s magnificent to hear about God caring for us. In the midst of fear and worry this is exactly what we need. But then even if we hear this one day and realize how much God cares for us, we can fall back into the same worry again the next day. It seems to be wrapped into our DNA to worry about what we will eat and drink and wear and so on. I’m not sure we will ever stop worrying about losing everything. Fortunately, though, God’s assurance is present just as often as our fears are.

A day will likely come soon when you will worry about what you will eat or wear—or about something else you will need. When that happens, remember that our Father in heaven cares for us more than we can even imagine.