Finding Freedom From Your Worries

You Don’t Have to Worry

Scripture References

Primary text

• Matthew 6:25
• Matthew 6:26
• Matthew 6:33
• Matthew 6:34

Overview

Jesus promises that because God is good and always provides, we don’t have to live trapped in worry. From Matthew 6 He shows us how anxious thoughts poison peace, stunt joy, and never solve a problem—yet our Father offers something far better. By looking to God’s character, exercising faith, and trusting His control over our future, we can exchange worry for confident, daily dependence.

Main Points

Look to your Father — He is always faithful

• Jesus points to the birds: they neither sow nor store, yet “your heavenly Father feeds them.” If God cares for Tweety, He certainly cares for you.
• Birds aren’t awake at 2 a.m. fretting about worm shortages; their existence declares God’s reliability.
• Worry often rises because we try to shoulder what only a limitless God can carry.
• Remember the “godness of God”: Supreme Creator, Ruler, Sustainer—big enough to run the universe, loving enough to notice a single concern in your heart.

Look to your Faith — Faith conquers fear

• “Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”
• Practical reset:
  • Before you panic, pray.
  • Before you Google, open God’s Word.
  • Before you self-medicate, turn to your Savior.
• Paul’s reminder (unstated reference) that God gives a spirit of power, love, and a sound mind: fear is not from Him.
• Worry drags you inward; faith lifts your eyes upward and outward to God’s promises.

Look to your Future — God is in control

• “Do not worry about tomorrow; tomorrow will bring its own worries.”
• Even control-freaks can’t control the future; if it’s out of your hands, get it out of your mind.
• Difference between worry and concern:
  • Worry sees a problem and does nothing helpful.
  • Concern sees a problem and does what can be done.
• Guiding practice:

  “I will do what I can do, and I will surrender to God what only He can do.”

• Birds illustrate this balance: they don’t fret, but they do hunt for worms. Do the faithful next step and entrust the rest.

Illustration: Pastor Craig’s daughter Katie ran to her parents’ room during a storm. Instead of being shamed for fear, she found safety with her father—just as our worries can draw us toward, not away from, our heavenly Father.

Key Truths

• Worry has never added peace, solved a problem, or paid a bill.
• God loves you as if there were only one of you to love.
• Fear does not come from God; faith does.
• When you draw near to God with your anxiety, He draws near to you with His presence.
• The faithful choice is daily: seek first, act wisely, surrender completely.

Response

• Name the specific worry crowding your mind and hand it to God in prayer.
• Replace late-night scrolling or symptom-searching with time in Scripture.
• Take one practical step (call the counselor, cut the caffeine, study for the exam) where action is possible.
• Repeat aloud: “I will do what I can do and surrender to God what only He can do.”
• Encourage someone else this week with the same promise from Matthew 6.

Closing

Jesus ended by reminding us that every worry is an invitation to depend on a Father who never fails. When fear whispers, answer with faith, act on what you can, and entrust tomorrow to the God already waiting there.

“Look to your Father, look to your faith, and look to your future—because our God is always in control.”

Prayer

“Heavenly Father, I’m trusting Jesus to save me from my sins and be the Lord of my life. I put You first—forgive me, transform me, fill me with Your Spirit so I can know You personally and share You faithfully. Thank You for new life; I give You all of mine. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”