When Jesus taught us not to worry about food, drink, or shelter, He wasn’t dismissing our physical needs. He was inviting us into a higher awareness — a spiritual truth that anchors us during earthly storms.
To forgive is to release yourself from captivity.
To surrender is to step into divine alignment.
To give yourself to God is to allow His love to become your remembrance, your covering, and your identity.
When you stop holding onto what breaks you, God fills the empty space with what heals you.
Jesus calls us salt because salt changes the environment it enters.
Salt preserves.
Salt protects.
Salt brings out the hidden goodness already present.
That is who you are when Christ lives within you —
a carrier of heaven’s flavor.
And the greatest comfort of all?
Jesus is not distant.
He is not waiting for you to “get it right.”
He is alive in you — guiding, strengthening, whispering, and walking every step with you.
Father, today I surrender.
I release every fear, every worry, every burden that I have been holding onto.
Teach me to forgive so that I may walk in freedom.
Teach me to trust so that I may rest in Your promises.
Fill me with the Bread of Life and the Living Water.
Remind me that I am the salt of the earth — called, chosen, and carried by You.
Jesus, walk with me today.
Speak through me, move through me, and let my life be a reflection of Your love.
I receive Your peace, Your presence, and Your wisdom.
Amen.
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