Are you a Christian worry-pot? Do you have to go back in the house three times to make sure you turned off the coffee machine and the iron (even though you haven’t ironed anything in ages)? Matthew 6:25-34.
6 Reasons not to worry, not to give in to excessive anxiety:1) Worry is unreasonable (Matthew 6:25)
a) “Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?”
b) Can God not be trusted with what you eat, drink and wear?
c) When you worry, you experience the problem multiple times: in your mind and possibly in reality. It is illogical.
2) Worry is unproductive. (Matthew 6:27)
It doesn’t accomplish a thing.
It shortens and saddens life.
Worry gives you wrinkles and grey hair and a lot of other unwanted things.
3) Worry is unbelief. (Matthew 6:28)
When we worry we stop believing in the goodness and power of God. When we allow certain issues to dominate our lives we are in effect saying: “God , I’m not entirely convinced you can look after me. I fail to believe confidently that God is working out His purposes in every dimension of my life. If God has given me His Son, will He not provide my necessities?
4) Worry is denying God is my Heavenly Father taking care of me.
My excessive concern for the things I cannot control is to act like a spiritual orphan. I do have a Heavenly Father.
5) Worry is unnecessary (Matthew 6:32)
Your Heavenly Father knows what you need. Worry tells others that you are not sure God is aware of all your needs.
6) Worry is misplaced Resources. Matthew 6:33
Consider the mental energy, thoughts, money and time you spend on your anxiety. In the grip of excessive worry, you cannot get on with a life that is in God’s will.
For the next post on this topic, click on What to do with Anxiety.
