Greed & Worry | Life with Jesus

Worry is part of the human condition. But Jesus tells us that we are to seek to trade that worry for absolute trust in God and His provision. Adam Barnett continues our series by challenging us to begin to trust in God today! Greed & Worry Life with Jesus | Week 4 March 24, 2019 | Adam Barnett My life has been filled with terrible misfortune; most of which never happened. - Michel de Montaigne Luke 12:22-34 NIV Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life? Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest? Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will he clothe you—you of little faith! And do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it. For the pagan world runs after all such things, and your Father knows that you need them. But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well. Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom. Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Whatever God gives me, I steward well. Greed and worry reveal our lack of trust in God and our lack of eternal perspective. Am I stewarding my possessions in a God-honoring way? Am I trusting myself more than I am trusting God? Am I serving God’s Kingdom or building my own? Am I suffering to chronic worry? Worry is irreverent. Worry is irrelevant. Worry is irresponsible. Worry is ignorant.