Money stress has a way of keeping you up at night doing math that doesn't resolve. These verses speak directly to it.
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“Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? ... But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”
Matthew 6:31-33 (KJV)
“But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 4:19 (KJV)“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.”
Psalm 23:1 (KJV)Jesus said this to people who genuinely didn't know where their next meal was coming from — this isn't a verse for the comfortable, it's for the worried. It's not telling you not to plan or work; it's addressing the anxious circling that happens at 2am when the numbers don't add up. Seeking first doesn't mean money stops mattering. It means it stops being the thing you're ultimately trusting.