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We'll always have cares, 27 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:26,720 Speaker 3: We'll always have concerns. There'll be things that try to 28 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 3: trouble us. But we all know that when we worry 29 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 3: about the cares of life and the troubles of life, 30 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:36,960 Speaker 3: that they'll add no value to us. The scripture talks 31 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:41,120 Speaker 3: about that. It says worry as no value to your life. 32 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 3: I heard it said like this one time. Worry is 33 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 3: like sitting in a rocking chair. You have something to do, 34 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 3: but you get nowhere. 35 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 4: You just rock and rock and rock. You're doing something, 36 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 4: but it's not getting you anywhere. 37 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 3: Worry is not good for our life and it needs 38 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 3: to be contained. 39 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 4: We need to learn to win the. 40 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 3: War over worry. You know, worry does change one thing. 41 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 3: Worry changes your personality. It makes you frustrated, suspicious, cranky, miserable. 42 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 3: Worry is not good for us. It changes who we 43 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:28,800 Speaker 3: are and it causes us to miss the beauty of 44 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 3: the moment and to be fruitful in our lives. It 45 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 3: literally chokes us spiritually. Listen, do you remember when Jesus 46 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:41,960 Speaker 3: was at Mary and Martha's home. He was there to 47 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:44,920 Speaker 3: have a dinner and to fellowship with Mary and Martha 48 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:49,640 Speaker 3: and her brothers. He noticed something about Martha. It must 49 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:52,639 Speaker 3: have been in her personality, because he said this to her. 50 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:58,359 Speaker 3: He said, Martha, Martha, you're anxious and troubled. 51 00:02:58,280 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 4: About so many things. 52 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 3: See, he saw her moving around doing a lot of stuff, 53 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 3: but she wasn't fruitful in what she was doing. He 54 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 3: wasn't discrediting that there were things to be done, but 55 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 3: he was addressing how she was handling those things. He says, 56 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 3: you're so anxious and so troubled. You know, I believe 57 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:25,840 Speaker 3: that when we're anxious and when we're troubled, we miss 58 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 3: what's going on in our life right now. 59 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 4: And I believe that's what he was trying to say 60 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 4: to her. 61 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:33,800 Speaker 3: He was trying to say, you're allowing the day to 62 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 3: day cares pull you away from me, cause you to 63 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 3: go in the wrong direction instead of pulling you close 64 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:47,360 Speaker 3: to me. He was showing us what worry and stress do. 65 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 4: Now. 66 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:53,440 Speaker 3: On the other hand, Mary her sister, she handled the 67 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:54,600 Speaker 3: situation differently. 68 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 4: They were sisters, they lived in the same household. They 69 00:03:58,000 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 4: basically had the same concerns. 70 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 3: But Mary handled the day to day worries differently than 71 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:10,920 Speaker 3: her sister Martha. She did this, she stopped. She allowed 72 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 3: Jesus to speak into her life. The Bible says she 73 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 3: even lingered in his presence. She sat at his feet. See, 74 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:21,720 Speaker 3: she had things to do as well, but she knew 75 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 3: the most fruitful thing she could do, the very best 76 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:28,360 Speaker 3: part of her day, was going to be spending it 77 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:33,560 Speaker 3: with Jesus, because she knew somehow instinctively, if she could 78 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 3: get that time with Jesus, then everything else would be okay. 79 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:42,720 Speaker 3: You see, these two sisters, they handled the cares of 80 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 3: life differently. Paul tells us a little insight and a 81 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:53,359 Speaker 3: secret into this thing called worry, and he says it 82 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:57,920 Speaker 3: like this. He says in Philippians four six, do not 83 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:04,120 Speaker 3: be anxious about any Don't be anxious about anything, but 84 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 3: in everything, by prayer and supplication, giving thanks to God, 85 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:13,239 Speaker 3: letting your request be made none. 86 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 4: See, he didn't just say, hey, don't be anxious. 87 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:20,600 Speaker 3: He followed up with a practice that you and I 88 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:21,960 Speaker 3: can do every single day. 89 00:05:22,279 --> 00:05:23,840 Speaker 4: He told us how. 90 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:28,640 Speaker 3: To win the war on worry. He said, pray. He 91 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:31,000 Speaker 3: was basically saying, if you don't want to be anxious 92 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 3: about anything, pray about everything. 93 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 4: Turn your worry into prayer. 94 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:44,360 Speaker 3: Take your worry list and put it on your prayer list. See, 95 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:48,320 Speaker 3: we can talk to God about everything that concerns us. 96 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 4: And that's exactly what prayer is. 97 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 3: It's having a conversation with God about the things that 98 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 3: concern us. You see, prayer and worry can't coexist their office. 99 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:04,120 Speaker 3: So if we can take the worry and the anxiety 100 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:06,839 Speaker 3: of day to day and we can begin to offer 101 00:06:06,880 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 3: it up with God and bring him in the middle 102 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 3: of our day to day challenges, it becomes a prayer. 103 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:18,560 Speaker 3: The stresses of life become less. Will be like Mary. 104 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:21,160 Speaker 3: If I sit at the feet of Jesus, if I 105 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 3: linger in his presence, then all the things that I 106 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:26,719 Speaker 3: have to do, all the things that are trying to 107 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:30,279 Speaker 3: pull me down, are going to be easier. I'm going 108 00:06:30,320 --> 00:06:32,719 Speaker 3: to be able to handle them because the rest of 109 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:36,559 Speaker 3: that scripture says, and the peace of God will guard 110 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:42,039 Speaker 3: your heart and mind. See are you worrying, are you praying? 111 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:43,760 Speaker 3: Are you living stressed? 112 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:44,000 Speaker 2: Out. 113 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:45,640 Speaker 4: Are you peaceful? 114 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:48,800 Speaker 3: You know I have learned this, and I've been practicing 115 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:52,960 Speaker 3: this for a long time. When I feel myself starting 116 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:56,560 Speaker 3: to think. Now, sometimes I like to use the word 117 00:06:56,600 --> 00:06:59,359 Speaker 3: think instead of worry, because I like to think my 118 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:02,719 Speaker 3: way through life. But really, you're not thinking your way 119 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:06,919 Speaker 3: through life. You're worrying your way through life. And Jesus 120 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:09,479 Speaker 3: didn't say don't think. Don't get me wrong. He wants 121 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:12,800 Speaker 3: us to use our intelligence. He wants us to be 122 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:16,240 Speaker 3: attentive to everything going on. He wants us to think, 123 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:20,120 Speaker 3: but he doesn't want us to worry. And sometimes that 124 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 3: thinking can turn into worry. And when I feel that 125 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:25,760 Speaker 3: happening to me, and I can feel myself getting anxious 126 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:29,520 Speaker 3: and frustrated and nothing seems to be right and everything 127 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 3: seems to be difficult, I imagine my cares and I 128 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 3: put them in this helium balloon that I've imagined, and 129 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 3: I put them in that helium balloon and I hold 130 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:48,040 Speaker 3: them out to God and I say, God, take this care. 131 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:51,000 Speaker 3: And as I see that balloon going up to heaven, 132 00:07:51,840 --> 00:07:54,400 Speaker 3: I offer up a prayer and I say, thank you God, 133 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 3: that you can take care of anything in my life. 134 00:07:57,200 --> 00:08:00,160 Speaker 3: He said that I can't change it by worrying. But 135 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 3: I can change it by walking with you, by listening 136 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:05,800 Speaker 3: to you, by allowing you. 137 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 4: To direct my steps, to acknowledge you. 138 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:12,200 Speaker 3: In this situation right now where I'm feeling frustrated, you 139 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:15,600 Speaker 3: said that you would direct my path and you would 140 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:19,000 Speaker 3: give me information. So I hold that balloon and I 141 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:20,560 Speaker 3: just release it to him in prayer. 142 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:22,280 Speaker 4: Now, can I tell you this. 143 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:25,680 Speaker 3: Sometimes I have a bouquet of balloons and I release 144 00:08:25,720 --> 00:08:30,400 Speaker 3: them one by one. But that's okay because God doesn't 145 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 3: want me to hold on to my worries myself. He says, 146 00:08:33,920 --> 00:08:38,320 Speaker 3: I want to be part of everything that concerns you. 147 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:39,319 Speaker 4: You see what I'm. 148 00:08:39,160 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 3: Saying when I am releasing that balloon full of my 149 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:46,640 Speaker 3: cares to him, I'm saying, my problems are small in 150 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:51,040 Speaker 3: comparison to my big God, to my big God. 151 00:08:54,280 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 4: When we worry, you know what we might as well 152 00:08:56,280 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 4: be saying. 153 00:08:57,240 --> 00:08:59,720 Speaker 3: We might as well be saying, God, I got some 154 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:02,240 Speaker 3: big problems, and you're not big enough to take care 155 00:09:02,280 --> 00:09:02,600 Speaker 3: of them. 156 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:04,959 Speaker 4: But when we. 157 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:09,080 Speaker 3: Invite him in the Bible urges us. The scripture urges 158 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:13,520 Speaker 3: us to cast our care upon him because he cares 159 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:13,960 Speaker 3: for us. 160 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 4: He cares for you today. Listen, it bothers him. When 161 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:20,160 Speaker 4: you're worried. 162 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:23,600 Speaker 3: He wants to take that heavy load. He wants to 163 00:09:23,640 --> 00:09:25,280 Speaker 3: come in and he wants. 164 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:26,160 Speaker 4: To help you figure it out. 165 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:29,080 Speaker 3: Like I said, he doesn't want you to shirk your 166 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:32,280 Speaker 3: responsibilities or quit using your intelligence. 167 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:34,840 Speaker 4: He's just saying, bring me in the middle of it. 168 00:09:35,240 --> 00:09:39,240 Speaker 3: Let me be in the center of your life, because 169 00:09:39,280 --> 00:09:40,720 Speaker 3: when we don't, we. 170 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:42,760 Speaker 4: Literally choke our spiritual life. 171 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:46,720 Speaker 3: The Parable of the Sower in the Book of Matthew 172 00:09:46,800 --> 00:09:49,960 Speaker 3: talks about this. There was a farmer that was planting seed. 173 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:53,880 Speaker 3: That farmer represents God. It represents the seed that he 174 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:56,439 Speaker 3: plants and is trying to get in our life every 175 00:09:56,480 --> 00:09:59,080 Speaker 3: single day so that it'll spring up and it'll be fruitful. 176 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:01,479 Speaker 4: The Parable talks about. 177 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 3: This one ground, and it was a thorny ground, and 178 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:09,480 Speaker 3: it said the cares of life sprung up as thorns 179 00:10:09,840 --> 00:10:14,120 Speaker 3: and choked that seed out and made it unfruitful. It 180 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:18,120 Speaker 3: literally strangled the seed and made it non productive. Do 181 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:21,600 Speaker 3: you know when we allow worry to choke out the 182 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:24,559 Speaker 3: things of God, we're not fruitful in the ways of God. 183 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 3: God doesn't want us to live Discouraged and frustrated, he 184 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:33,200 Speaker 3: doesn't want it to change who He's creating us to 185 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:36,040 Speaker 3: be the light of the world, someone that people want 186 00:10:36,040 --> 00:10:38,000 Speaker 3: to be around, someone that people want to talk to 187 00:10:38,080 --> 00:10:41,880 Speaker 3: on the phone, someone that can speak a blessing in 188 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:45,720 Speaker 3: the midst of the day to day challenges. See, God 189 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:48,400 Speaker 3: is saying, you're gonna have challenges. There will be cares, 190 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:51,720 Speaker 3: There'll be plenty of time for you to worry. But 191 00:10:51,920 --> 00:10:56,080 Speaker 3: you have to wage war against worry because it's your enemy, 192 00:10:56,280 --> 00:10:59,720 Speaker 3: it's not your friend. Listen, if we're going to walk 193 00:10:59,720 --> 00:11:02,640 Speaker 3: in the freedom that Jesus came to give us, we're 194 00:11:02,679 --> 00:11:05,200 Speaker 3: going to have to be like Mary. We're going to 195 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:07,600 Speaker 3: have to be pulled in the right direction, not in 196 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:11,160 Speaker 3: the wrong direction. Don't be pulled away because of the 197 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:16,000 Speaker 3: stresses of life. Be pulled to God with great peace 198 00:11:16,080 --> 00:11:19,439 Speaker 3: and confidence that He can take care of anything that 199 00:11:19,520 --> 00:11:24,520 Speaker 3: you have, any care, any concern. He already knows. 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