Luke 12:22-32

International Children’s Bible

Don’t Worry

²²Jesus said to his followers, “So I tell you, don’t worry about the food you need to live. Don’t worry about the clothes you need for your body. ²³Life is more important than food. And the body is more important than clothes. ²⁴Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest. They don’t save food in houses or barns. But God takes care of them. And you are worth much more than birds. ²⁵None of you can add any time to your life by worrying about it. ²⁶If you cannot do even the little things, then why worry about the big things? ²⁷Look at the wild flowers. See how they grow. They don’t work or make clothes for themselves. But I tell you that even Solomon, the great and rich king, was not dressed as beautifully as one of these flowers. ²⁸God clothes the grass in the field like that. That grass is living today, but tomorrow it will be thrown into the fire. So you know how much more God will clothe you. Don’t have so little faith! ²⁹Don’t always think about what you will eat or what you will drink. Don’t worry about it. ³⁰All the people in the world are trying to get those things. Your Father knows that you need them. ³¹The thing you should seek is God’s kingdom. Then all the other things you need will be given to you.