Hakuna Matata

♪It means no worries, for the rest of your days. It's our problem-free philosophy. Hakuna Matata♫-The Lion King "Hakuna Matata"

Here we go with some more Disney...great words of wisdom that the producers at Disney probably meant to just be a catchy song (which I will not deny that it is such a song...) or just to get a simple life lesson across to young viewers. This message being, "Don't worry." Now I can almost guarantee that when this wonderful song was being composed that a Biblical message was the last thing to cross the minds of those who wrote it, and yet, it reflects a common message that can be found in the Bible. Matthew 6:34 reads, "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Plain and simple, don't worry about tomorrow.

Now if you've been in a baptist church for more than 20 minutes you may have heard the trite phrase "any time you see the word 'therefore', you need to figure out what it's there for." ...yes, I know very clever right?...anyways, verse 34 starts off with a 'therefore', and the best way to determine why it is present is to go back to previous verses...so let's go back to verse 33 which reads, "your heavenly Father knows that you need [food and drink]. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." Basically, we are in the hands of the Father, and we can count on the fact that He will take care of us. He will provide our needs (and possibly some wants) and there's no need for us to worry about it at all. As long as we do our part, seeking His kingdom and His righteousness, He will keep His promises. 

I challenge you to have an "Hakuna Matata" attitude. Worry about nothing because every minute you spend worrying is 60 seconds wasted. God's got it under control and He's got it all planned out.