As summer hit full swing, I caught myself jealously eyeing my kids, coveting their freedom. “Ha,” I thought, “they’re only free because I’m here to take care of everything for them.”

As soon as I finished my thought, I realized that we can all have the same freedom. Our Father, God, has promised to take care of everything for His children. We should have no worries! In fact, He specifically told us to worry about nothing!

Each day we have the ability to be free. We don’t have to worry or get stressed over what comes our way. We can joyfully embrace it all, secure in the knowledge that our Father is taking care of us.

My kids don’t worry about whether or not they’ll have what they need for their next adventure; they know I’ll provide. They don’t stress over what might happen in their life; they know I’ll have an answer. When they realize they aren’t able to do something, they ask me for help. They trust that they are my main priority and that I always have their best interests at heart, even when they don’t like what I ask them to do, even when I allow them to have hard times. They know I’m not always fond of what they do, but that I will always be there for them.

Jesus said: “I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven…” (Matthew 18:3)

The Lord asks us to be the same as children – to put our faith in Him and trust Him unconditionally to take care of us.

Where in your life do you need to put down your burden of worry and stress and strife and instead choose to trust the Lord Jesus and live in the freedom He has purchased for you?

Next time you catch yourself bearing that burden, will you make a conscious choice to say, “No, I will not worry. I will give this over to the Lord and trust Him.”?

Will you seek out the Lord’s will for your situation and trust Him enough to obey Him?

I’m praying this will be the summer you find your true freedom!
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7