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Don't Worry

Philippians 4:4-7 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again, I will say rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your request be made known to God. And the peace of God which supasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Matthew 6:25-27 Therefore I say to you, do not worry 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 clothes? Look at the birdss of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? Which of you taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? MESSAGE: Some people worry about everything... They worry about what will make for dinner. They worry about what they are going to wear. They worry about how they are going to pay a bill. They worry, worry, worry... To worry, is wrong. For it paralyzes active faith in your life. When you worry, you assume responsibility for things you were never intended to handle. Jesus repeatedly taught, "Do not worry." To worry, divides your mind between useful and hurtful thinking. To worry, does not change anything (Matt. 6:27) except to draw your focus away from God. To worry, is truly a harmful emotion that saps.. your energy. Some sources of worrying include: change, lack of understanding, and lack of control over your life. You are not in control, God is. Amen. See, when you worry, it opens the door to wordliness preoccupation with things of this life. Though the children of Israel had watched God split open the Red Sea to deliver them from Egypt, they just could not believe he would provide water in the desert to meet their needs. To worry, is the opposite of faith. It suggests that God can not be trusted to take care of you or provide what you need (Phil. 4:19). To worry, will cause fear to crowd out your faith. God doesn't want us to worry about everthing...God wants us to pray about everything...Amen. To God be the glory!

Tracy La'Wanda Dyke