Sermon Tone Analysis

What do you worry about?

There are so many things in this life about which we can worry.

I have a few things that we can think through, but before we get to those, let’s just take a moment to think about or write down a couple of things.

(pause for 30 sec.

or more)

We can worry over basic things - food, clothing, shelter.

We can worry over big things - salvation for family members, job promotion/performance, children and their decisions.

We can worry over relationships - marriage, friends, parents/children, co-workers, neighbors.

We can worry about money - budgeting, emergencies, retirement, vacation...

Worry and Anxiety affect a lot of us.

According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (www.adaa.org)

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Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S., affecting 40 million adults in the United States age 18 and older, or 18.1% of the population every year.

Anxiety disorders are highly treatable, yet only 36.9% of those suffering receive treatment.

People with an anxiety disorder are three to five times more likely to go to the doctor and six times more likely to be hospitalized for psychiatric disorders than those who do not suffer from anxiety disorders.

Anxiety disorders affect 25.1% of children between 13 and 18 years old.

Anxiety disorders develop from a complex set of risk factors, including genetics, brain chemistry, personality, and life events.

Now, I think for purposes of our discussion, it’s important to note that there are anxiety related disorders that may require medical attention.

I’m not sure that I’m fully equipped right now to address the seriousness of the bio-chemical make up of our bodies and our minds.

Anxiety and Depression are serious issues - sometimes brought on by no fault of our own, and sometimes brought on by consequences of our actions.

My hope as we look at this issue today is to look practically and biblically at it.

So the next question I think we need to ask ourselves is...

How do you deal with anxiety?

Some people don’t do anything about it.

Some people just keep on worrying.

According to an article in Psychology Today - worry can become a perpetuating cycle.

“Each time we worry and nothing bad happens, our mind connects worry with preventing harm: worry → nothing bad happens.

And the takeaway is, "It's a good thing I worried."

(We probably aren't consciously aware of this thought process.)

“https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/think-act-be/201610/5-reasons-we-worry-and-5-ways-worry-less

“Each time we worry and nothing bad happens, our mind connects worry with preventing harm:

worry → nothing bad happens.

And the takeaway is, "It's a good thing I worried."

(We probably aren't consciously aware of this thought process.)

“https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/think-act-be/201610/5-reasons-we-worry-and-5-ways-worry-less

Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S., affecting 40 million adults in the United States age 18 and older, or 18.1% of the population every year.

Anxiety disorders are highly treatable, yet only 36.9% of those suffering receive treatment.

Anxiety disorders are highly treatable, yet only 36.9% of those suffering receive treatment.People with an anxiety disorder are three to five times more likely to go to the doctor and six times more likely to be hospitalized for psychiatric disorders than those who do not suffer from anxiety disorders.Anxiety disorders develop from a complex set of risk factors, including genetics, brain chemistry, personality, and life events.

People with an anxiety disorder are three to five times more likely to go to the doctor and six times more likely to be hospitalized for psychiatric disorders than those who do not suffer from anxiety disorders.

Anxiety disorders develop from a complex set of risk factors, including genetics, brain chemistry, personality, and life events.

Anxiety disorders affect 25.1% of children between 13 and 18 years old.

Anxiety disorders develop from a complex set of risk factors, including genetics, brain chemistry, personality, and life events.

Now, I think for purposes of our discussion, it’s important to note that there are anxiety related disorders and

There are so many ways that we deal with it.

There are so many ways that we deal with it.

There are so many ways that we deal with it.

ignore it - which may cause further health concerns

medicate it -

with pharmaceuticals, or illicit drugs

alcohol,

shopping

fret over it

work like crazy to address it or mitigate it.

Be happy about it.

Several years ago, Bobby McFerrin wrote a song about worry that had a very simple solution.

Don't Worry Be Happy

Bobby McFerrin

Here's a little song I wrote

You might want to sing it note for note

Don't worry, be happy