we do not need to worry about the physical things we need is most surely a Truth as told by Jesus.
but, where do you draw the line in your prayer life? if my daughter is suffering for whatever reason, and i have a physical need for her to get better, am i not to go to God and talk to Him specifically about this matter just because Jesus told us not to worry about what we should eat or wear?
Jesus did give an example of how to pray in what we know as the Lord's prayer, but is that it? worrying about a matter, and praying about a matter are two different things. sometimes praying for something specific we need in our lives comes down to thanking God for His tremendous love for us, and thanking Him for providing all our needs according to His will, and thanking Him for telling us in His Word all that is His will.
His Word says Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law. there are a whole lot of curses of the law. all the law. not just the 10 commandments. suffering in mind and body is a curse of the law. my daughter and i are both believers and we have both been redeemed from the curse of the law. can i not pray to God about any particular curse which satan is trying to attack my daughter or me with, thanking God for His grace and asking Him for mercy and His blessings, praying in faith? we are the new spiritual Israel. the very Spirit of our Father is within our hearts. if His Spirit urges us to pray for any physical need we have then we should follow His prodding. He knows our needs and as any loving Father does, God desires to provide whatever it is we have need of in our lives. we can spiritually walk straight through the curtain torn down by Christ, into the inner sanctum of our Lord, and ask Him anything we need according to His will, His Word. Christ Jesus.
claudia