Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? [...God will] clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
Jesus sees a things a bit like this:
God gives us life and looks after our body through food, drink and clothing. The problem comes when we expect those things are the ultimate source of our life and body. Is it Tim Keller who says that we should not make good things ultimate things? Jesus is saying the same.
Martin Luther (on whom Keller relies) asks:
What does it mean to have a god? or, what is God? Answer: A god means that from which we are to expect all good...(source)
I think that is the best definition going. It also shows that being anxious is not just lack of trust, it is idolatry.
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