Jesus sums up common-sense carefulness in a disciple as infidelity.
Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body what ye shall put on. (Matthew 6:25)
If we have received the Spirit of God, He will press through and ask,
Now where does God come in this relationship?
In this mapped out holiday?
In these new books?
He always presses the point until we learn to make Him our first consideration.
Whenever we put other things first, there is confusion.
“Take no thought . . .” don’t take the pressure of forethought upon yourself.
It is not only wrong to worry, it is infidelity, because worrying means that we do not think that God can look after the practical details of our lives, and it is never any thing else that worries us.
Have you ever noticed what Jesus said would choke the word He puts in?
The devil?
No.
The cares of this world.
It is the little worries always.
I will not trust where I cannot see, that is where infidelity begins.
The only cure for infidelity is obedience to the Spirit.
The great word of Jesus to His disciples is abandon.
(Credit for above Devotion: Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest)
For more challenges to live with a purposed vision:
Mammon and the evil eye…mwahahaha
Refusing to Tiptoe 
Wow… those words came thru as crystal clear as the blue sky and wheat field in your photo. Struggling with fear of what others think lately… needed this 🙂
Your transparency and honesty here and on your own blog are always refreshing, Brooke. Thank you for your comments and encouragement.
Sister you are all up in my business again! 🙂 I just read that in Mark yesterday, and have been pondering that. Then last week I was thinking about how we celebrate Christmas. Jesus told us to go and make disciples, and then there’s the Lord’s Supper… “Do this in rememberance of me.” I don’t recall him telling us to stress ourselves out on lavish decorations, party schedules, expensive gifts, and on & on. We kid ourselves when we say Christmas is about Jesus, and then make it all about us! Worse than that, we disappoint God.
It’s as if you read my mind, Aliceson! The cares of this world come in all shapes and sizes. Some even have some bling to attract me. 😉
So true and so convicting! I KNOW that worry & fear are in direct opposition to trust and surrender….but it’s hard. I struggle with it CONSTANTLY!
I am right there with you, Crystal. I try to remember when I worry, I am putting myself in position of being God. Because, in essence, I’m assuming I have control when I worry. Ouch.
I’m ASSUMING I have control…..that’s it exactly! HA!