1. The
problem is worry …………v6
Most people have an inadequate knowledge of God and an inadequate
trust in God...both are blasphemous.
Matthew 6:25-34 "For this reason I say to you, Do not be
anxious for your life as to what you shall eat, or what you shall drink, nor
for your body as to what you shall put on."
2. The
prescription is prayer…………v6
1 Peter 5:7,
casting all your care on Him, because he cares for you
1. The
problem is worry …………v6
Most people have an inadequate knowledge of God and an inadequate
trust in God...both are blasphemous.
Matthew 6:25-34 "For this reason I say to you, Do not be
anxious for your life as to what you shall eat, or what you shall drink, nor
for your body as to what you shall put on."
2. The
prescription is prayer…………v6
1 Peter 5:7,
casting all your care on Him, because he cares for you
Psalms 55:22 Cast your burden on the LORD, And He shall sustain you; He
shall never permit the righteous to be moved.
3. The
promise is peace…………v7
John 16:33, "In this world you shall have tribulation but be
of good cheer. I have overcome the world.
Isaiah 26:3 You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose
mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You.
Isaiah 43:23 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the
rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall
not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you.
Ephesians 6:12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against
principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age,
against spiritual hosts of wickedness
in the heavenly places.
4. The
principle is right thinking or the principle of displacement…………v8
2 Corinthians 10:5 casting down arguments and every high
thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought
into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
"Finally,
brethren, whatever is true
John 17:17,
"Thy Word is truth." Psalm 19:9, Psalm 119:15
"Whatever
is right." And the word is righteous. Think on what is absolutely
consistent with the holiness of God.
"Whatever
is pure," meaning morally clean, undefiled.
"Whatever
is lovely," that means pleasing, attractive, amiable.
Whatever is of
good repute," which means well thought of, or highly regarded.
"If
there's any excellence and anything worthy of praise, let your mind dwell on
these things
Since there is
excellence and since there are some things worthy of praise, please focus on
them." Please. Your mind is the greatest treasure you have in terms of
those gifts of human life.
Luke 11: 24 "When an unclean spirit goes
out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he
says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ 25 “And when he comes, he
finds it swept and put in order. 26 “Then
he goes and takes with him seven
other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the
last state of that man is worse than
the first."
Romans 12:2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by
the renewing of your mind,
Proverbs
23: 7 For as a man thinks in
his heart, so is he
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Right
thoughts lead to right attitudes which lead to right actions
5. The
practice of Godly living…………v9
James 1:22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only,
deceiving yourselves.
6. The
provision of God’s presence…………v9
