Learning to Live without Worry
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34
False Narrative: "Worrying Prevents Pain"
- Worry harms our relationship with God, causes physical discomfort and destroys joy.
- False narrative says, "If I had been more concerned about hat, I could have prevented it from happening."
- Worry for many people is a way of trying to control the situation.
Jesus' Narrative: Do Not Worry, Trust in God
- Do not worry about your life... food... clothing...
- God loves you more than the birds... the flowers
- Worry keeps me focused on my own limited resources... Trust keeps my attention on God's abundant resources.
- Worry happens when I'm on the throne of my life, when I live in the kingdom of ME. But I trust when God is on the throne of my life and I live in His Kingdom.
- As long as we are worrying, we can't seek first the kingdom of God... As long as we seek first the kingdom of God, we can't worry.
Scripture: Philippians 4:6-7
Two questions that we as followers of Jesus must answer:
1) Who am I? "I am a child of God, one in whom Christ dwells..."
2) Where am I? "I am living in the unshakable Kingdom of God... inside the kingdom of God, I am in no danger."