THE ANTIDOTE FOR ANXIETY PART 1

Don’t Be Anxious About Your Life

There is more to life than necessities.

John 17:3 “And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.” (See Ecclesiastes 3:11, Job 23:12, Matthew 4:4)

If the Lord provides for the birds, don’t you think He will provide for you?

Luke 12:6–7 “Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.”

Romans 8:32 “He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?”

What does your worry accomplish?

Luke 12:26 “If then you are not able to do as small a thing as that, why are you anxious about the rest?”

Proverbs 14:30 “A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh, but envy makes the bones rot.”

See Philippians 4:11-13...

Consider the Lilies

If God cares for the lilies, don’t you think He will care for His children?

Psalm 37:25 “I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for bread.”

Psalm 24:1 “The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein,”

Philippians 4:19 “And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.”

O you of little faith

Other times Jesus told people they had little faith: Matthew 8:26 (afraid of the storm), Matthew 14:31 (afraid of the wind and drowning), and Matthew 16:8 (worried about lack of bread).

Proverbs 22:13 “The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I shall be killed in the streets!””

Don’t be anxious like the Gentiles.

See Ephesians 1:16-19...

Philippians 4:6–7 “do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

Seek First the Kingdom of God

See John 6:26–29...

These things will be added to you.

Psalm 84:11–12 “For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly. O Lord of hosts, blessed is the one who trusts in you!”

The Lord will provide for our DAILY needs.

Lamentations 3:21–23 “But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”

Isaiah 26:3–4 “You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.”