We must be slow to treat Jesus as if he did not know what He was doing; is not naive in the way we deal with our anxiety; in Matthew 6:25-34, he tells us 3 times that we are not anxious (vv. 25, 31, 34) and gives us 8 reasons not to be anxious.
Obviously, he thinks it’ll help him. So don’t take it as simplistic, consider it a grace. Believe it, take all the reasons and preach it to your own soul as truth.
- “Alma.
- That’s true.
- Jesus Christ said yes.
- IEA trusts him.
- He died for you.
- He loves you.
- He created you.
- He knows you.
- No counselor.
- No pastor.
- No friends?He knows as much about you as he does.
- Listen to him.
- Let these reasons go further.
- You can count on them.
- Now let’s get up and do what we have to do.
- Are you far from anxiety?.
Here’s a rundown of what he said: