GOOD & ANXIOUS

The Good Life – Part 4

Steve Gallimore | pastorsteve@tvcc.us

September 29, 2019

“I had to take my losses the same way I take my victories. Easier said than done, but I was blessed in all of those.”

Mariano Rivera
Baseball Hall of Fame
Recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom

“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
Matthew 6:25 (ESV)

31 Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. Matthew 6:31-33 (ESV)

1 . anxiousness occurs when a person is experiencing worry, unease, or nervousness, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.

2 . wanting something very much, typically with a feeling of unease

Take-Away: Real Genuine Faith Is Learning To Accept The Affliction In Different Seasons Of Our Life As If It Is Given To Us By God’s Hand For Our Good.

When the mud splatters your windshield and you temporarily lose sight of the road and start to swerve in anxiety, turn on your wipers and squirt your windshield washer.

~ John Piper ~

(Cast) all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7 (ESV)

6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7 (ESV)

65 You have dealt well with your servant, O LORD, according to your word. 66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments. 67 Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep your word. 68 You are good and do good; teach me your statutes. 69 The insolent smear me with lies, but with my whole heart I keep your precepts; 70 their heart is unfeeling like fat, but I delight in your law. 71 It is good for me that I was afflicted, that I might learn your statutes. Psalm 119:65-71 (ESV)

8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. 9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Corinthians 12:8-10 (ESV)

When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. Psalm 56:3 (ESV)