2. What does Jesus think about worry?

3. Matthew 6:25-34 “So I tell you to stop worrying about what you will eat, drink, or wear. Isn't life more than food and the body more

4. more than clothes? Look at the birds. They don't plant, harvest, or gather the harvest into barns. Yet, your heavenly Father feeds them.

5. Aren't you worth more than they? Can any of you add a single hour to your life by worrying? And why worry about clothes? Notice how

6. the flowers grow in the field. They never work or spin yarn for clothes. But I say that not even Solomon in all his majesty was dressed like one of these flowers.

7. That's the way God clothes the grass in the field. Today it's alive, and tomorrow it's thrown into an incinerator. So how much more will he

8. clothe you people who have so little faith? Don't ever worry and say, 'What are we going to eat?' or 'What are we going to drink?' or 'What

9. are we going to wear?' Everyone is concerned about these things, and your heavenly Father certainly knows you need all of them.

10. But first, be concerned about his kingdom and what has his approval. Then all these things will be provided for you. So don't ever worry

11. about tomorrow. After all, tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”

12. Our part=obedience. His part=outcome

13. But first, be concerned about his kingdom and what has his approval. Then all these things will be provided for you. (Verse 33)

14. Our part=obedience. His part=outcome

15. 1. Worry is a sin.

16. 2. Worry is an effective tool of satan that he uses to ruin our lives.

17. Satan uses worry to destroy our physical health. Satan uses worry to destroy our spiritual health. Satan uses worry to destroy our spiritual health.

18. “Worry is a thin stream of fear that trickles through the mind, which, if encouraged, will cut a channel so wide that all other thoughts will be drained out.”

19. 3. Fear is the root of worry.

20. Fear removes faith.

21. “The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever puts his trust in the Lord shall be safe.” Proverbs 29:25

22. Focus on obedience and let Christ focus on outcome.

23. 4. The only way to overcome this fear is to quit trusting in anything other than Jesus.

24. yourself

25. your job

26. your possessions

27. your family

28. your friends

29. How do we know that we can trust Jesus with our lives?

30. “Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:7

31. “No fear exists where His love is. Rather, perfect love gets rid of fear, because fear involves torment. The person who lives in fear doesn't have perfect love.” 1 John 4:18

32. Jesus asks you this question today, “Has your worry ever made anything good happen?”

33. Jesus thinks

34. But first be concerned about His kingdom and what has His approval. Then all these things will be provided for you. (Matt. 6:33)

35. John14:27 “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you; not as the world gives, give I unto you. Let not your heart he troubled, neither let it be afraid.”

36. “If God is for us, who can be against us?” Romans 8:31

37. “The steadfast of mind you will keep in perfect peace, because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for in God and the Lord, we have an everlasting Rock.” Isaiah 26:3-4

38. If God...

39. Our antidote to fear and worry is fellowship with the Father, Son and Spirit.

40. “For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them; but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it!” Hebrews 4:2

41. Our part=obedience. His part=outcome

42. HOW TO GET OVER WORRY

43. 1. Pray and repent of this sin.

44. 2. Ask the Holy Spirit to give you thinking according to the thinking of Jesus.

45. 3. Ask the Spirit to give you the faith to entrust your life to Him.