Psalm 128:1-2, Exodus 32:1-14, Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23, Philippians 4:1-9, Matthew 22:1-14, Mark 8:14-21
Seriously! It is! Worry = anxiety over life circumstances, but the only real concern in life is serving Jesus Christ. To worry is to show our lack of faith in Jesus. Now, everyone's faith is subject to such weakness, and frequently too. But the message of scripture and the point of the Gospel should remind us that God is in charge and good defeats evil. We must be careful when worry rears its ugly head because Satan loves to enslave us with worry. When we lose faith Jesus is bigger than all our troubles, we depend on ourselves, or we depend on some other source of power, which is idolatry. I am certainly preaching to myself now. I get worried about schoolwork, paperwork, and my general stupidity a lot. But really, who cares?! Isn't God's plan greater than our desire to please everyone here. Doesn't God's will carry more eternal consequence than temporary financial security, missed deadlines, or perfect home environments. God reigns! Christ is alive! How hard it is to convince ourselves to not care so much about what worries us!
The people of Israel worried a lot. That led them to seek idols and false gods. The disciples worried about lack of supplies and storms. This led Jesus to tell them to get with the program and have faith. People everywhere are so concerned with their temporary issues (that seem important) that they refuse the call to salvation, grace, and freedom offered by Jesus. This is the only real thing that matters, and everything else is, in the end, second to choosing Jesus always.
"When its all been said and done there is just one thing that matters..."
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