Cost of living worries

How does this all affect you?

11 Feb 2026

Andrew Laird

Cost of living worries

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Interest rates rising. A tight rental market. The price of groceries going up.

How do you feel about the cost of living?

If your answer is “worried”, you’re not alone.

It’s a topic on everyone’s lips at the moment, and there’s no easy solution if you’re struggling.

But a starting point for me as a Christian is to bring my worries to God. In His famous Sermon on the Mount, Jesus acknowledged life is full of worries.

But it’s what we do with them that matters.

“Bring them to God,” Jesus says. He knows you need food to eat and clothes to wear. And He cares for you, much more than the flowers and birds. And look how much He cares for them.

He is with you in the worries of life.

About Andrew Laird

Andrew works for Third Space in Canberra and directs Life@Work – an initiative aimed at connecting Christian faith with daily work. In his years working as a journalist, then mentor and spiritual advisor to working professionals, Andrew Laird has seen first-hand the challenges many face in bringing their ‘whole selves’ to work. He’s the author of and Under Pressure.