1. WORRY IS WICKED

2. WORRY IS WICKED THE CAUSE OF WORRY Finances (Mt. 6:24)
Food (Mt. 6:25-26, 31)
Fashion (Mt. 6:25-26, 28-31)
Fitness (Mt. 6:27)
Future (Mt. 6:34)
Fretting, not foresight is forbidden (Prov. 6:6-11)
We are to prepare (Mt. 25:1-13) but not panic.

3. WORRY IS WICKED THE COST OF WORRY
Useless!!! Absolutely no profit to it.
40% never happen; 30% already happen; 12% deal with criticism; 10 % deal with health; 8 % real issue
2 Categories of Worry:
Things we can do something about
Things we can do nothing about
“For every evil under the sun, either there is a cure or there is none. If there be one, seek til you find it. If there be none, then never mind it!!!”

4. WORRY IS WICKED THE CURE FOR WORRY
The Father Factor (Mt. 6:32; Mt. 10:29-31)
The Focus Factor (Mt. 6:33)
The Future Factor (Mt. 6:34)- Don’t borrow trouble!
Borrowing Trouble:
Buries Blessings (Mt. 25:25)
Steals Strength (Ps. 103:14)
Produces Problems (Job 3:25)
God challenges us each day to grow, and he gives sufficient grace to meet the challenge (Dt. 33:25).