I love how in the early morning the birds spend a significant amount of time singing. We also, because we have a tender Heavenly Father, have cause to wake up in the morning to sing and praise God, to rest in His care for us, knowing that He will provide. While He does not tell us there will be no difficulties or trials, we can be assured of His presence with us, to put a song in our heart, as we surrender fully to Him and remain abiding in Christ. May we look to each bird as a reminder of how they are cared for, by a God who loves us even more, for we are made (and by redemption, being re-made) in His image! Praise God for His love and care for us, so we need not be anxious or fearful.
But here is where we are tempted--we think that if our feelings rise up in a certain way that this is evidence that we are "anxious." But it is the thoughts and feelings combined that make up our moral character. If our thoughts are stayed on Christ, and we have chosen His will by a full surrender, then no matter how strong the temptation to be anxious (or how strong our flesh may pull us by mere feelings), let us not worry ourselves out of the hands of Jesus and suppose that we are "anxious" merely because our flesh has yet to be changed at the coming of Jesus. Understanding that faith and feeling are as distinct as the east is from the west, relying only upon God's promises because I am beholding the loveliness of Jesus, was key in how God healed me from bipolar disorder over 7 years ago. And I know that because He helped me depend upon His word then, He also can help me today. Will you trust God no matter how you feel, letting the mind of Christ be your experience--a mind stayed in perfect peace upon Him, no matter how clamorous the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil may seem to make them? Here is where we find joy in tribulation, not apart from it! Praise God!
"All who have chosen God’s service are to rest in His care. Christ pointed to the birds flying in the heavens, to the flowers of the field, and bade His hearers consider these objects of God’s creation. 'Are not ye of much more value than they?' He said. Matthew 6:26, R. V. The measure of divine attention bestowed on any object is proportionate to its rank in the scale of being. The little brown sparrow is watched over by Providence. The flowers of the field, the grass that carpets the earth, share the notice and care of our heavenly Father. The great Master Artist has taken thought for the lilies, making them so beautiful that they outshine the glory of Solomon. How much more does He care for man, who is the image and glory of God. He longs to see His children reveal a character after His similitude. As the sunbeam imparts to the flowers their varied and delicate tints, so does God impart to the soul the beauty of His own character." {The Desire of Ages, page 313, paragraph 2}