https://youtu.be/R7Kcr0x6fx4?si=zBR7RoJdVbv3pg1v Understanding the true meaning of life would help us to simply our lives. The fact is that we don't really need much to live in this world. Our firm trust in the promises of God is the position we must take for Him to take care of us. We cannot be creative, productive or faithful if we allow ourselves to be consumed by worry. Jesus warned that focusing on material things of life choke the life out of us.
Luke 12:15 - And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
The world will become unfruitful if we let the cares of this world dominate our hearts. Jesus also told us that the worries and deceitfulness of riches choke the Word, making it unfruitful [Mark 4:18-19]. But when we have a positive mindset it opens us up to creativity [Isaiah 12:2-3]. Worry paralyzes and blinds us to solution, even to answers that are right in front of us and blocks creativity. When we live contended lives we become more creative. We need to take Christ's warning seriously especially when He says we should be careful not to let our hearts be weighed down by the cares of this life.