Worry (2)

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A sense of uneasiness and anxiety about the future. Scripture indicates that such anxiety is ultimately grounded in a lack of trust in God and his purposes.

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The causes of worry

Being world-centred

Matthew 6:25 ESV
“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
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Luke 21:34 ESV
“But watch yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a trap.

Lacking confidence in God

John 14:1 ESV
“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.
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Abandoning God

Deuteronomy 28:64–65 ESV
“And the Lord will scatter you among all peoples, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you shall serve other gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known. And among these nations you shall find no respite, and there shall be no resting place for the sole of your foot, but the Lord will give you there a trembling heart and failing eyes and a languishing soul.
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Worry leads people away from God

Psalm 37:8 ESV
Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.
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Worry is futile

Matthew 6:27 ESV
And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?
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Remedies for worry

Being God-centred

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Prayer

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