Why Do I Always Worry?
Breaking The Stigma- Part 4
Part of Breaking The Stigma—May-June 2025

  • About 60% of adults in the United States struggle with worry and stress daily about current events
  • We tend to experience worry in our minds
  • We generally experience anxiety in our bodies


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“Therefore I tell you, do not worry …” —Matthew 6:25 (NIV)

“…You cannot serve both God and money.” —Matthew 6:24 (NIV)

“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear…” —Matthew 6:25 (NIV)

“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself…” —Matthew 6:34 (NIV)

“Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?” —Matthew 6:26 (NIV)

“Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?” —Matthew 6:27 (NIV)

What you worry about most reveals where you trust God the least

“But seek first [God’s] kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” —Matthew 6:33 (NIV)

What You’re Worried About Today…

1. May never happen

  • 91% of their worries did not come true
  • Less than 10% of what you worry about will happen. But your worry will rob you of peace 100% of the time


2. May happen and won’t be as bad as you thought

3. May happen and God will carry you through it


TALK IT OVER

  • Read Matthew 6:33. How could seeking God’s kingdom impact your thought life and worries?

  • Talk about the difference between worry and concern. How could you change your worries into concern that moves you to action?

  • Share about a time when you worried about something that didn’t actually happen or wasn’t as bad as you thought. How could that experience impact how you handle worry this week?

  • Listen to Learning to Rest on the You’ve Heard It Said podcast: Learning To Rest