As for God, His way is perfect; the Word of the LORD is flawless, He is a shield for all who take refuge in Him.

A starving person’s chief need is food. A thirsty person’s chief need is water. A wounded person’s chief need is a physician. And a lost person’s chief need, whether he or she realizes it or not, is God.

You will never be the man or woman you ought to be—no matter how many remedies you try—until you hear and heed Jesus’ words: “Do not worry … but seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well” (Matthew 6:31,33).

A man or woman away from God can be expected to be plagued by phobias, fears and complexes. Because men and women have not had their basic need met—the need of being reconciled to God—they are unpredictable, untrustworthy, worried, anxious creatures.

You may say, “But I know professing Christians who worry and are filled with anxieties.” You are right! We have anxiety when we try to carry life’s burdens alone. The Bible says: “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you” (1 Peter 5:7).


Billy Graham