Do Not Be Anxious
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Why should we NOT be anxious?
Why should we NOT be anxious?
34 “So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Looking from God’s point of view
Looking from God’s point of view
9 You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, And called from its remotest parts And said to you, ‘You are My servant, I have chosen you and not rejected you. 10 ‘Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’ 11 “Behold, all those who are angered at you will be shamed and dishonored; Those who contend with you will be as nothing and will perish. 12 “You will seek those who quarrel with you, but will not find them, Those who war with you will be as nothing and non-existent. 13 “For I am the Lord your God, who upholds your right hand, Who says to you, ‘Do not fear, I will help you.’
Fruit of being anxious or worried
Fruit of being anxious or worried
Fear
Doubt
Anxiety
Stress
Panic
Bad fruit produces, sickness and disease of body, mind and soul
Bad fruit produces, sickness and disease of body, mind and soul
Being anxious causes anxiety, and anxiety begins with fear and lack of trust. Lack of trust is rooted in our need to be in control of everything.
ANX´IOUS, a. ank´shus. 1.Greatly concerned or solicitous, respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense; applied to persons; as, to be anxious for the issue of a battle. 2.Full of solicitude; unquiet; applied to things; as anxious thoughts or labor. Webster 1828
SOLIC´ITOUS- 1.Careful; anxious; very desirous, as to obtain something. 2. Careful; anxious; concerned; as respecting an unknown but interesting event. Webster 1828
SOLIC´ITUDE- Carefulness; concern; anxiety; uneasiness of mind occasioned by the fear of evil or the desire of good. A man feels solicitude when his friend is sick. We feel solicitude for the success of an enterprise. Webster 1828
ANXI´ETY, n. angzi´ety. 1. Concern or solicitude respecting some event, future or uncertain, which disturbs the mind, and keeps it in a state of painful uneasiness. It expresses more than uneasiness or disturbance, and even more than trouble or solicitude. It usually springs from fear or serious apprehension of evil, and involves a suspense respecting an event, and often, a perplexity of mind, to know how to shape our conduct. Webster 1828
Being anxious causes anxiety, and anxiety begins with fear and lack of trust. Lack of trust is rooted in our need to be in control of everything.
41 But the Lord answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things; 42 but only one thing is necessary, for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”
How do you overcome being anxious?
How do you overcome being anxious?
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious thoughts; 24 And see if there be any hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way.
Learn to trust God, you might need it someday
Learn to trust God, you might need it someday
7 “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord And whose trust is the Lord. 8 “For he will be like a tree planted by the water, That extends its roots by a stream And will not fear when the heat comes; But its leaves will be green, And it will not be anxious in a year of drought Nor cease to yield fruit.
11 “When they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not worry about how or what you are to speak in your defense, or what you are to say; 12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.”
The mindset of Trusting God and not being Anxious
The mindset of Trusting God and not being Anxious
18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us. 19 For the anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons of God. 20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself also will be set free from its slavery to corruption into the freedom of the glory of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now.
The solution
The solution
what should we do?
what should we do?
3 Encourage the exhausted, and strengthen the feeble. 4 Say to those with anxious heart, “Take courage, fear not. Behold, your God will come with vengeance; The recompense of God will come, But He will save you.”
6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 8 Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.