Be Careful for Nothing

"...it is very easy for anyone to allow his mind to become cluttered with anxiety about everyday obligations and material possessions. In the parable of the sower, the individual who receives the seed (God's Word) among thorns experiences the following consequences: '...the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.' (Matthew 13:22).

Do we recognize that undue worry and concern about temporal things are dangerous forms of worldliness? The Word says, 'Be careful (anxious) for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.' (Phil. 4:6)"
--Excerpt: Silver Lining - Light From the Word June 1988

Psalm 1:1

There are many other examples that could be cited in which the children of Israel allowed themselves to become allied with ungodly people, and it cost them dearly. David recognized this danger and wrote, “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.” (Ps. 1:1). The Psalmist cautioned us that this situation gets progressively more serious. First, we walk with them, then we stand with them, and finally we sit with them.
--Excerpt: Light from the Word