Choose Faith over Worry

Matthew 6:25-34

Read text: v25-34

From 1941-1945 this country was involved in World War II. Some of you here this evening were active participants of that war. The rest of us had friends and family that were. Approximately 250,000 Americans were killed in combat. That in itself is a staggering loss of life. An even more staggering statistic is that during the same period of time, 2 million Americans died of cardiovascular disease. Of that number, doctors estimate that half of them were related to worry! Four times as many Americans died of worry than on the battlefield.

Tonight the challenge is to choose faith rather than worry. Someone has said that, "Worry doesn't empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength." Worry robs us of things that are important in life. We lose our joy, our energy, our peace, and at times, even our health.

I. General Comments

II. Arguments against Worry Mt. 6:25-34

III. Choose Faith Rather than Worry

(PHIL 4:8-9) "FINALLY, BRETHREN, WHATSOEVER THINGS ARE TRUE, WHATSOEVER THINGS ARE HONEST, WHATSOEVER THINGS ARE JUST, WHATSOEVER THINGS ARE PURE, WHATSOEVER THINGS ARE LOVELY, WHATSOEVER THINGS ARE OF GOOD REPORT; IF THERE BE ANY VIRTUE, AND IF THERE BE ANY PRAISE, THINK ON THESE THINGS. {9} THOSE THINGS, WHICH YE HAVE BOTH LEARNED, AND RECEIVED, AND HEARD, AND SEEN IN ME, DO: AND THE GOD OF PEACE SHALL BE WITH YOU."

Once again, the choice is ours. We can choose to worry and fret over things that are out of our control or we can exercise faith in God. Solomon charged us to "Trust in the Lord..." Are you trusting in Him tonight? Or are we allowing the enemy to rob us of our joy and peace of mind? Are we fearful of things that we have no control over?

(MARK 11:22) "AND JESUS ANSWERING SAITH UNTO THEM, HAVE FAITH IN GOD."

(2 TIM 1:7) "FOR GOD HATH NOT GIVEN US THE SPIRIT OF FEAR; BUT OF POWER, AND OF LOVE, AND OF A SOUND MIND."