Anxiety   Luke 12:22-31

This post links anxiety to life concerns.

‘Anxiety’ discusses what Jesus taught about anxiousness.

Anxiety is a universal concern. Everyone wants to secure adequate food and clothing. Those who accumulate money worry less, think less about material needs, and often love their money more than God.

Those with little or no money often show anxiety about the physical needs of life, even food and clothing. Jesus says anxiousness shows a wrong evaluation of our existence on this earth, Luke 12:22-23. “And he said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.”

Then, Jesus provides three examples to show how to think and combat worry:

1)God takes care of ravens even though they do not sow or reap. We should realize that God values disciples more than birds.

2)Worrying about how long we will live does not add even one hour to our lives. Thus, we cannot increase or decrease our lifespan by worry.

3)Although we show concern about how our clothes affect our looks, consider the fields about us. God clothes the grass beautifully. God will surely see to it that we can take care of our physical needs.

Then, Jesus provides an outstanding cure for anxiety—the degree of faith we exhibit shows our anxiety. He chides their little faith when he says O you of little faith, Luke 12:28. More faith in God’s ability to provide for us will dispel our anxiety.

Everybody in the world seeks to fulfill their physical needs on a daily basis. God knows how the world thinks. Instead, disciples should make the kingdom of God first in their lives. Their physical needs will follow.

So, what did we learn?

1.We should dispel anxiety and put the kingdom of God first.

2.Deeper faith in God will destroy anxiousness.

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