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ANXIETY

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Scripture Reading

Matthew 6:25-34 — New Living Translation (NLT)

25 “That is why I tell you not to worry about

everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are?

Scripture Reading

Matthew 6:25-34 — New Living Translation (NLT)

27 Can all your worries add a single moment

to your life?

28 “And why worry about your clothing?

Look at the lilies of the field and how they

• grow. They don’t work or make their

clothing, 29 yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are.

Scripture Reading

Matthew 6:25-34 — New Living Translation (NLT)

30 And if God cares so wonderfully for

wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?

31 “So don’t worry about these things, saying,

‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’ 32 These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs.

Scripture Reading

Matthew 6:25-34 — New Living Translation (NLT)

33 Seek the Kingdom of God above all else,

and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.

34 “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for

tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.

Scripture Reading

Philippians 4:6-7 New Living Translation (NLT)

6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray

about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

Definition: distress or uneasiness of mind caused by fear of danger or misfortune

What is the opposite of Faith?

Is it Doubt or is it Fear/Anxiety? I propose that we can have faith, trust in Jesus and still entertain a certain amount of doubt. But I believe the

• pposite of faith is actually fear or anxiety.

“Take no thought” (KJV) (not to worry in NLT)… What kind of thoughts?

• Disquieting, tormenting thoughts
• Distrustful, unbelieving thoughts
• Fear filled thoughts

“Give no thought for your life” – Don’t worry about whether you have ‘enough’. In a survey of people from every income spectrum a number of years ago, the surveyor found that regardless of income level, just about everyone felt they’d have ‘enough’ if they

• nly had 10% more.

“Give no thought for the comforts of your life”

• Food, drink, clothing, pleasure, nicer cars, bigger

homes, designer goods “Give no thought for tomorrow”

• This is not a reference to planning but to the

anxiety, fear for what the future holds

• Why worry about tomorrow? Tackle today, and

leave tomorrow until it comes

Why take no thought?

• God knows your need – Philippians 4:19, Hebrews 7:25,

Hebrews 2:18

• After all, this is what the ‘Gentiles’ seek – Matthew 16:24
• 26, Matthew 20:25 – 28
• We, as people of faith, are called to live differently than

the rest of the world.

• We are called to faith, to trust, not to rely on our own

understanding Proverbs 3:5 – 6

• So, what are we to do?

Seek first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness

• A God who supplies ALL our needs – Hebrews 11:6, Psalm 50:10
• The Story of Pastor. E.V. Hill
• There’s enough to occupy our minds today – Matthew

6:11, Romans 8:38, Philippians 4:19, Hebrews 13:8

Let your requests be made known to God WITH thanksgiving Anxiety is not met with a list of ‘top ten tips’ but with a person – Jesus Colossians 2:6–7, 9–10, John 14:1, 6, Hebrew 2:18, Hebrews 4:14 - 16

Holy Spirit lives within us to help us

John 14:15 – 21, Romans 5:5, Romans 8:5

We, of all people should be full of thankfulness!

Romans 5:1, Romans 8:6, Romans 14:17, John 16:33, Philippians 4:7, Colossians 1:13–14, Philippians 4:19

Be specific in your prayer requests, and then trust Him, receiving His peace that passes understanding (is beyond our circumstances)

Summary

“Though my need may drive me to prayer, there I come face to face with my greatest need, an encounter with God’s own self.”

Philip Yancey, ‘Prayer — Does it Make Any Difference’

The antidote to all anxiety lies in a growing trust in the Jesus who bore our infirmities and identifies fully with our

• humanness. He alone is our hope and

stay! He came to give us an abundance

• f grace for every situation.

2 Corinthians 9:8

But I’ve come to see that at the root of all

• f that striving, attempting to prove

myself, doing more, over committing, was an inner anxiety that I just wasn’t good

• enough. Over time, I’ve come to see

myself as the Bible declares who I am.

Zephaniah 3:17, John 1:12