Title: Waging War on Worry (7)
Series: Luke
Author: Zach Terry
Text: Luke 12:22-34 (ESV)
INTRODUCTION: I wonder if anybody here can relate to what the great theologian and philosopher Irma Bombeck once said:
I've always worried a lot, and frankly, I'm good at it. I worry about introducing people and going blank when I get to my mother. I worry about a shortage of ball bearings anda snake coming up through the kitchen drain. I worry about the world ending at midnight and getting stuck with three hours in a twenty-four-hour cold capsule. I worry about getting into the Guinness World Book of Records under "Pregnancy: Oldest Recorded Birth." I worry about what the dog thinks when he sees me coming out of the shower. I worry that one of my children will marry an Eskimo who will set me adrift on an iceberg when I can no longer feed myself. I worry about salesladies following me into the fitting room, oil slicks, and Carol Channing going bald. I worry about scientists discovering someday that lettuce has been fattening all along.
Worry and Anxiety is something that we all wrestle with, but WORRY AFFECTS GENDERS DIFFERENTLY:
- MEN tend to worry about the failure of accomplishments
- WOMEN tend to worry about the failure of relationships
MEN - tend to throttle their potential through worry. They never take the shot in basketball, not because they haven't practiced 10,000 times, but because they are worried about what might happen if they miss. Same way with dating - young men are dating less and less because they so fear the potential rejection.
WOMEN - tend to worry about a relationship failing. They may be tempted to lie or to plakate bad behavior simply because they are fearful of what might happen to the relationship.
ILLUSTRATION: If you see a woman downtown and she is dressed in the most ridiculous looking outfit, you can rest assured that she wore that out because at least three friends told her it looked amazing. At least ...
Series: Luke
Author: Zach Terry
Text: Luke 12:22-34 (ESV)
INTRODUCTION: I wonder if anybody here can relate to what the great theologian and philosopher Irma Bombeck once said:
I've always worried a lot, and frankly, I'm good at it. I worry about introducing people and going blank when I get to my mother. I worry about a shortage of ball bearings anda snake coming up through the kitchen drain. I worry about the world ending at midnight and getting stuck with three hours in a twenty-four-hour cold capsule. I worry about getting into the Guinness World Book of Records under "Pregnancy: Oldest Recorded Birth." I worry about what the dog thinks when he sees me coming out of the shower. I worry that one of my children will marry an Eskimo who will set me adrift on an iceberg when I can no longer feed myself. I worry about salesladies following me into the fitting room, oil slicks, and Carol Channing going bald. I worry about scientists discovering someday that lettuce has been fattening all along.
Worry and Anxiety is something that we all wrestle with, but WORRY AFFECTS GENDERS DIFFERENTLY:
- MEN tend to worry about the failure of accomplishments
- WOMEN tend to worry about the failure of relationships
MEN - tend to throttle their potential through worry. They never take the shot in basketball, not because they haven't practiced 10,000 times, but because they are worried about what might happen if they miss. Same way with dating - young men are dating less and less because they so fear the potential rejection.
WOMEN - tend to worry about a relationship failing. They may be tempted to lie or to plakate bad behavior simply because they are fearful of what might happen to the relationship.
ILLUSTRATION: If you see a woman downtown and she is dressed in the most ridiculous looking outfit, you can rest assured that she wore that out because at least three friends told her it looked amazing. At least ...
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