“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” —Psalm 23:1
The Problem with Worry
Worry is
.
The Problem with Worry
Worry is
.
“When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened.” — Winston Churchill
“It ain’t no use putting up your umbrella till it rains.” — Alice Caldwell Rice
The Problem with Worry
Worry is
.
“An anxious heart weighs a person down, but a heart at peace gives life to the body.” —Proverbs 12:25, 14:30
What does a Shepherd do?
1) A shepherd
.
What does a Shepherd do?
2) A shepherd
.
What does a Shepherd do?
3) A shepherd
.
“God tends His flock like a SHEPHERD: He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart; He gently leads those that have young.” —Isaiah 40:11
The Lord is MY Shepherd
1) Make Jesus Christ my
.
“I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep KNOW me—My sheep LISTEN to my voice; I know them, and they FOLLOW me.” —Jesus, John 10:14, 27
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 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? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” —Jesus, Matthew 6:25-27,33
The Lord is MY Shepherd
2) Live
day at a time.
“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” —Jesus, Matthew 6:34
“I’ve developed a new philosophy. I only dread one day at a time.” —Charlie Brown
“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength.” —Corrie Ten Boom
“Give us TODAY our daily bread.” —Jesus, Matthew 6:11
The Lord is MY Shepherd
3) Pray about
.
“Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden.” —Corrie Ten Boom
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in EVERYTHING, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” —Philippians 4:6
“Cast ALL your anxiety on God because He cares for you.” —1st Peter 5:7
The Lord is MY Shepherd
4) Be
for what I have.
“REJOICE in the Lord always. I will say it again: REJOICE! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with THANKSGIVING, present your requests to God.” —Philippians 4:4-6
“And the PEACE of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” —Philippians 4:7
“I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me—just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep.” —Jesus, John 10:14-15
If you want the LORD to be your
, then you have to make the your LORD.