11 of a 12 part series.
#11 REMOVE THE WEIGHTS ... WORRY
By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr.
Kyfingers@aol.com
Heb.12:1 gives us an imperative command to lay aside weights and sins.
TEXT:
Hebrews 12: 1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, LET US LAY ASIDE EVERY WEIGHT AND SIN WHICH DOTH SO EASILY BESET US, AND LET SO RUN WITH PATIENCE THE RACE THAT IS SET BEFORE US...
Let us ponder Laying aside weight to attain victory.
This is the 10th in series of Remove the weights, text, Heb. 12:1
I. Remove the weight: Introduction
II. REMOVE THE WEIGHT OF SIN.
III. Remove the weight of no evaluation.
IV. Remove the weight: Blame Game.
V. Remove the weight of GREED.
VI. Remove the weight of JEALOUSY.
VII. Remove the weight of Judgmentalism.
VIII. Remove the weight of LAZINESS.
IX. Remove the weight of Bitterness.
X. Remove the weight of the Tongue.
XI. Remove the weight of Worry
I am wearing a backpack with 40 pounds of rock,
the first rock was labeled SIN. This rock is labeled Tongue: Worry.
I have a friend remove the one rock from my backpack,
I have painted the word worry on the rock.
I have SIN the biggest rock, it is a little larger than three fist,
the rest are little bigger than soft ball size.
I note my load is getting lighter as I remove the weights.
Today the 10th rock is removed.
I wear the back pack for the whole
TEXT:
Text Phil. 4:6 LB ... Worry about nothing, instead pray about everything and then thank Him for the answers.
Luke 21:26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and looking after the things which are coming...
XI. REMOVE THE PROFITLESS WEIGHT OF WORRY.
. We are likely to carry these useless weights until they become hindrances to our growth.
Heb.12:1 gives us an imperative command to lay aside weights and sins.
We will not lay aside anything until we see the potential for danger.
WORRY IS A CHOICE, A POOR CHOICE, LAY IT ASIDE.
Text Phil. 4:6 LB ... Worry about nothing, instead pray about everything
and then thank Him for the answers.
A. DEFINE WORRY ...
ill affect on peace of mind,
choke, strangle,
to harass by tearing, biting, snapping at throat,
to disturb something repeatedly,
to get rough or aggressive,
PERSISTENT NAGGING ATTENTION,
TO AFFLICT WITH MENTAL DISTRESS OR AGITATION,
INCESSANT GOADING THAT DRIVES ONE TO DESPERATION.
To disturb peace of mind,
petty burdensome demands that exhaust nerves,
heavy oppression, repetitive petty attacks.
B. POINTS TO PONDER ON WORRY...
As more bricks make the load heavier...
the more possessions the great the chance of worry.
///You only pass this way once, it is a short visit.
Don’t hurry, don’t worry...Take time to smell the roses.
///Humans are the only creature that has learned to worry.
We worry away our future, discontent with the present, unable to sit still, unable to face the idea of death.
///The devil will have you continually crossing streams that do not exist.
///Blessed is the man that is to busy to worry in the day, and to sleepy to worry at night.
///ALL WORRY IS LIKEN TO ATHEISM, BECAUSE IT IS WANT TO TRUST GOD.
C. WORRY IS BIRTHED FROM THE DESIRE THAT
THE THINGS WE THINK SHOULD HAPPEN DON’T
THE WAY WE THINK, OR WISH?
NOT GOD’S WILL? BUT OURS?
Man sees life like a puzzle,
we see one piece at a time.
God has a "BIGGER PICTURE."
The young recruit does not always understand what the drill sergeant is doing.
But there are lessons to learn.
We mistake God with Santa Claus, to make our wish list complete.
Healing is more than "to get out of pain," healing is to raise a testimony.
We fail because we can’t see the eternal.
DON’T FORGET HEAVEN.
D. WORRY IS FEAR, WORRY AND FEAR AFFECT HEALTH ...
Luke 21:26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear,
and looking after the things which are coming...
Problems with blood pressure, circulation, heart, lungs,
glands, nervous system have a direct correlation to fear/worry.
Most people don’t die from work...
but many die from doubt, fear, worry.
E. THERE IS NO PROFIT IN WORRY.
There is a great lesson in Luke 12: 21--26.
Where is your treasure?
Do you invest in unprofitable treasures?
Take no thought for life or raiment. Life is MORE THAN food and clothes. Does your worry change your height or hair color?
If your worry not able to change these little things, WHY WORRY?
You know better.
F. WORRY DRIVES YOU, YOU DON’T DRIVE IT.
No matter how often you practice worry, things never occur the way you worried.
Man must learn to control his emotions.
A mark immaturity is lacking in control.
Give worry an inch and it will take a mile.
Worry can oppress God’s people and cause blind leading the blind.
Worry can’t see the love of God, and the trust of the Father.
G. WORRY KILLS PEACE AT HOME.
Luke 10: 40--41 Poor Martha?
She was worried about many things ...
she failed to accept the GOOD PART.
Martha’s worrying caused a relationship problem with her sister.
Martha had a clean house, but missed being at Jesus’ feet.
Worry distorts and enlarges faults in other people.
The focus should be the cross.
H. WORRY HINDERS SLEEP AND BIRTHS A TIRED SPIRIT.
Ecc. 5:12,
Ecc. 8:16,
Psa. 127:2 Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
2. It is vain to rise up early, to sit up late ... FOR THE LORD GIVETH HIS BELOVED SLEEP.
Worry refuses to accept the free gift of rest and peace. Read John 14.
I. THE MAN IS BLEST, WHO DOES HIS BEST,
AND LEAVES THE REST... SO DO NOT WORRY!
Mat. 6:31-32
You can’t do everything.
You can’t please everybody.
You can’t make everybody love you.
Quit trying.
Be faithful, wait on the Lord.
Don’t give up!
Don’t give up on others!
Don’t give up on yourself!
You can never fail if you keep trying.
WORRY IS A TYPE OF DOUBT AND FEAR, DOUBTING GOD HINDERS THE WORK OF GOD.
God does not give a spirit of fear and worry, HE GIVES POWER, LOVE, AND A SOUND MIND. (2 Tim.1:7)
WORRY IS A CHOICE.
Stop it and choose the good part.
LAY ASIDE WORRY...TRY TRUST.
Accept the perfect peace...
ISA.26:3 THOU WILT KEEP IN PERFECT PEACE WHOSE MIND IS STAYED ON THE LORD; BECAUSE HE TRUSTS....
DO YOU TRUST?....
His servant,
Wade Martin Hughes, Sr.
Kyfingers@aol.com
Please, enlarge my hands and pass to others.
This is part 11 of 12, if you need any part email me.
