Sermon on the Mount #35 Escaping the Snare of Worry

How do we avoid falling into the snare and sin of worry? In our text, Jesus doesn't go after mere symptoms in confronting worry (like ulcers, heart disease, insomnia, lack of concentration, or depression). He goes after the root cause—a lack of trust in God.
Usually worry is generated by our fears over what we cannot control. We worry about our safety, our health, our freedom, our job, our country, our church, our marriage, or our children because we fear that we will lose these blessings, and we can do nothing to prevent it. We worry because our fear is at that point in time greater than our Almighty Father. We fall into the trap of worry because we are not trusting in the Lord who created us, who redeemed us, and provides for us every day.