The Thing about Worry
Jesus instructed the wearied crowd before him to resist chaining themselves to the decadent ways of the foreign culture that had made great strides in eroding, criticizing and cancelling out the centuries-long, centuries-cherished, Jewish way of life. Persuasive, seductive new lifestyle choices were more and more the ‘in’ thing making the traditions of the Jews seem provincial, even ridiculous. The Greeks felt that maintaining allegiance to one God was silly, archaic, and severely limiting. For the Jews, holding on to truth, to tradition came at a higher and higher price and they were frustrated and angry and sad.

Matthew 6:25-34

1. ___________________________ . . .

2. Do not worry about ________________!

3. Do not worry about ____________________!

4. Prioritize running intentionally toward __________________________________________

“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.”
Corrie ten Boom
“Worry is a cycle of inefficient thoughts whirling around a center of fear.”
Corrie ten Boom