The Art of Divine Contentment

These words are brought in by way of prolepsis to anticipate and
prevent an objection. The apostle had, in the former verse, laid down
many grave and heavenly exhortations: among the rest, "to be careful
for nothing." Not to exclude, 1. A prudential care; for, he that
provideth not for his own house, "hath denied the faith, and is worse
than an infidel." (1 Ti. 5. 8) Nor, 2. a religious care; for we must
give all "diligence to make our calling and election sure." (2 Pe. 1.
10) But, 3. to exclude all anxious care about the issues and events of
things; "take no thought for your life, what you shall eat." (Mat. 6.
25) And in this sense it should be a Christian's care not to be
careful. The word careful in the Greek comes from the primitive, that
signifies "to cut the heart in pieces," a soul-dividing care; take heed
of this. We are bid to "commit our way unto the Lord;" (Ps. 37. 5) the
Hebrew word is, "roll thy way upon the Lord." It is our work to cast
away care; (1 Pe 5. 7) and it is God's work to take care.