Worry and anxiety seem to be a pretty common problem for people. Wouldn’t it be great if we, as Christians, could deal with every day worries and anxiety? The apostle Paul seems to think that we can! Let’s follow along as we explore how we can find joy, even when we are worried or anxious.

1. Philippians: Finding Joy in Hard Times

2. Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always.
I will say it again: Rejoice!

3. I can’t always rejoice in my Circumstances,
But I can always rejoice in The Lord.

4. Let your gentleness be evident to all. The
Lord is near.

5. Big-Heartedness
Yieldedness
Considerateness
“Let Everyone see that you are
considerate in all you do.”

6. Take my yoke upon you and learn
from me, for I am gentle and
humble in heart, and you will find
rest for your souls. Matthew 11:29

7. Whoever abides in me and I in him,
he it is that bears much fruit

8. Your gentleness should be evident to all

9. “Do not be anxious about anything.”

10. To be anxious is to have a Divided Mind

11. “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life,
what you will eat or drink; or about your body,
what you will wear. Is not life more than food,
and the body more than clothes?

12. Look at the birds of the air;
they do not sow or reap or store away in barns,
and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.
Are you not much more valuable than they?
Matthew 6:25,26

13. The First thing worry reveals is…
I’ve forgotten who my provider is

16. Can any one of you by worrying add a single
hour to your life? “And why do you worry
about clothes? See how the flowers of
the field grow. They do not labor or spin.

17. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon
in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
If that is how God clothes the grass of the field,
which is here today and tomorrow
is thrown into the fire, will he not much
more clothe you—you of little faith?

18. A Lack of faith
The second thing worry reveals is…

19. “Little faith will bring your soul to heaven, but great
faith will bring Heaven to your soul.”
–C.H. Spurgeon

20. So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we
eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What
shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after
all these things, and your heavenly
Father knows that you need them.”

21. “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and
all these things will be given to you as well.”

22. The third thing worry reveals is…
I’ve forgotten which kingdom I’m a part of.

23. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow. For
tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day
has enough trouble of its own

24. “Don’t be anxious about anything.
But, In every situation by prayer and petition
with Thanksgiving, present your requests to God

25. Gods cure for worry is prayer

26. The Love of God:
The Wisdom of God:
The Power of God:
He’ll only give you what’s best for you
He knows what’s best for you
Nothing is impossible with God

27. “don't worry about anything
instead pray about everything.”

28. And the peace of God, which transcends
all understanding, will guard your hearts
and your minds in Christ Jesus.

30. “it guards our hearts and our minds in Christ Jesus.”

31. Our heart is where we can have Wrong feelings
And our mind is where we can have Wrong thinking