WHY DO PEOPLE CONTINUE TO WONDER AROUND IN SPIRITUAL DARKNESS?

The world we live in is a very spiritually dark world.  Everyday people are roaming around in this darkness cold, frightened and stumbling around.  Many, if not most, of these people don't even realize they exist in darkness!  Why? Because they have never experience the Light of Christ and don't know any different!

But for those of us who have come to faith in Christ we have experienced the Light and even more than that Jesus says we are now the Light of the world.  People only exist in spiritual darkness because Christians have either not come into their life to shine the Light of Christ or Christians have been hiding their Light and keeping it from those who most desperately need it.

But Jesus Said

"YOU ARE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD!"

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WORRY

No matter how you cut it, life is filled with trials, tribulations and difficult times and as a result people tend to worry and fret over what will become of it all.  But for those who are Followers of Christ who are actively and intentionally joining Christ on His mission of redeeming a lost world the trials, tribulations and difficult times are multiplied.  In addition to all the normal difficulties of life Missional Christians also fight a spiritual battle of Satan trying to discourage the believer. But in the midst of all these struggles we hear the voice of Jesus ring out saying,

” … do not be anxious for your life … ” Matthew 6:25 (NAS)

Notice what Jesus didn’t say,  He didn’t say, “Try not to worry to much!”  No, He just told us to stop it!  But how?  How can you stop worry about the unknown that follows a trial and tribulation?  Well lucky for us Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount, not only tells us to stop it but He also tells us the cure for the worried life and how to experience peace instead!

This is so important for those who are intentionally living a missional life because this kind of lifestyle will be filled with lots of difficult trials and tribulations and if your faith is not firmly rooted in Christ you will literally worry yourself to death as you attempt to live a missional life.

So today, we are going to look at 4 reason why we shouldn’t worry!

4 Reasons For Why You Shouldn’t Worry  (Matthew 6: 25-34)

#1:  Because There’s More To Life Than Your Worries!

”  do not be anxious for your life. Is not life more than food, and body more than clothing.”  (v. 25 NAS)

The truth of the matter is that when we worry or get anxious about something we are focusing on a very small part of our life.  Whether we worry about food, clothing, health, work, or finances the truth of the matter is that these are just a small part of what makes up our  lives.  Life is also filled with many other things. These others things are good and pleasing and amazing.  When we worry we are choosing to not look at the good things that are going on in our lives.

#2:  Because Worry Doesn’t Accomplish Anything!

“And who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life.” (v. 27 NIV)

Think about it for a moment!  What does worry do for you?  What does it change?  Does the energy you spend on worry help to fix the issue or the problem?  No!  Absolutely not!  Can worry give you a longer life?  No. Actually, science now says that worry can shorten your life.  It can contribute to all kinds of physical problems that can lead to a diminished healthy life.  So, I ask what good does worrying do for you?  No good at all !

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FAITH: An Essential Ingredient For Missional Living

“Then I said to you, ‘Do not be terrified; do not be afraid of them.  The Lord your God, who is going before you, will fight for you as he did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes, and in the desert.  There you saw how the Lord your God carried you, as a father carries his son, all the way you went until your reach this place.  In spite of this, you did not trust in the Lord your God, who went ahead of you on your journey, in fire by night and in a cloud by day to search out places for you to camp and to show you the way you should go.  When the Lord heard what you said, he was angry and solemnly swore:  ‘not a man of this generation shall see the good land I swore to give your forefathers, except Caleb son of Jephunneh.  He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land he set his feet on, because he followed the Lord wholeheartedly.”  Deuteronomy 1: 29-36 NIV

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The biggest obstacle to following God is fear.  As a matter of fact, it is impossible to follow God and join Him in pursuing His mission when fear is holding our heart captive.  Fear causes us to doubt and to question whether God is really able to accomplish what he has called us to join Him in do!  This is the reason why here in the beginning in Deuteronomy and throughout the rest of the book of Deuteronomy and on into Joshua God keeps reminding His people and leaders to not be afraid and to not be terrified.  When people focus on the object of terror they have in essence removed their eyes off of God who is able to overcome whatever it is that brings that terror.

God intended all of our past experiences of God’s power, presence, provision and protection, to prepare us to be ready for the next God assignment.  God has multiple reasons for doing things they way He does ...

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