I Need Encouragement to Battle Anxiety
Scott Maze
Matthew 6:25-34
It's so appropriate that all our of money has the motto, ''In God We Trust.'' To understand why it's there, you have to go all the way back to the Civil War when a Pennsylvania pastor requested the Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase, place a Christian motto on our currency. Because of this request, Secretary Chase then instructed the Director of the Mint at Philadelphia, to prepare a motto, in a letter dated November 20, 1861:
''Dear Sir: No nation can be strong except in the strength of God, or safe except in His defense. The trust of our people in God should be declared on our national coins. You will cause a device to be prepared without unnecessary delay with a motto expressing in the fewest and tersest words possible this national recognition.''
''In God We Trust'' was then first placed on a two cent coin in 1864. Nearly a century later, the 84th Congress made the phrase, ''In God We Trust,'' the national motto under President Eisenhower. The phrase also first appeared on our paper money in 1957. Every time you look at coin or a bill, we need to be reminded of this, ''In God We Trust.''
Whenever I see the words In God We Trust I reminded of the battle we all face. How good are you at trusting God? If you were to grade yourself with A being excellent to F being a failure in trusting God... ... how would you grade yourself?
It's hard work trusting God especially when we are facing increased anxiety. As foolish as it really is, there are times that I trust myself more than anyone us.
The Scripture you just heard read is part of the most famous sermon in history, The Sermon on the Mount. I suppose I chose this text today for myself as much as for anybody. Jesus mentions the words, ''be anxious'' 6 times in the passage you just heard read to you. It's obvious He's warning us against worry and anxiety.
All of us have wrestled with anxiety in our ...
Scott Maze
Matthew 6:25-34
It's so appropriate that all our of money has the motto, ''In God We Trust.'' To understand why it's there, you have to go all the way back to the Civil War when a Pennsylvania pastor requested the Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase, place a Christian motto on our currency. Because of this request, Secretary Chase then instructed the Director of the Mint at Philadelphia, to prepare a motto, in a letter dated November 20, 1861:
''Dear Sir: No nation can be strong except in the strength of God, or safe except in His defense. The trust of our people in God should be declared on our national coins. You will cause a device to be prepared without unnecessary delay with a motto expressing in the fewest and tersest words possible this national recognition.''
''In God We Trust'' was then first placed on a two cent coin in 1864. Nearly a century later, the 84th Congress made the phrase, ''In God We Trust,'' the national motto under President Eisenhower. The phrase also first appeared on our paper money in 1957. Every time you look at coin or a bill, we need to be reminded of this, ''In God We Trust.''
Whenever I see the words In God We Trust I reminded of the battle we all face. How good are you at trusting God? If you were to grade yourself with A being excellent to F being a failure in trusting God... ... how would you grade yourself?
It's hard work trusting God especially when we are facing increased anxiety. As foolish as it really is, there are times that I trust myself more than anyone us.
The Scripture you just heard read is part of the most famous sermon in history, The Sermon on the Mount. I suppose I chose this text today for myself as much as for anybody. Jesus mentions the words, ''be anxious'' 6 times in the passage you just heard read to you. It's obvious He's warning us against worry and anxiety.
All of us have wrestled with anxiety in our ...
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