The Priority Shift into Contentment

1. The Anxiety Trap (vv. 25-30)

Matthew 6:25-30 CSB 

25 “Therefore I tell you: Don’t worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 “Consider the birds of the sky: They don’t sow or reap or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you worth more than they? 27 “Can any of you add one moment to his life span by worrying? 28 “And why do you worry about clothes? Observe how the wildflowers of the field grow: They don’t labor or spin thread. 29 “Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was adorned like one of these. 30 “If that’s how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and thrown into the furnace tomorrow, won’t he do much more for you — you of little faith?

Philippians 4:6-7 CSB

6 Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

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2. God’s Kingdom First (vv. 31-33)

Matthew 6:32-34 CSB

32 “For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you. 34 “Therefore, don’t worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Colossians 3:1-3 CSB

1 So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. 3 For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

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3. The Content Life (Application)

Ephesians 5:15-16

“Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity.” 

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Community Life Group Questions

1.  “Can any of you add one moment to his life span by worrying?” Can you share a time when you worried intensely about something, but the worry achieved nothing? What did you learn from that experience?

2. When Jesus says “seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness,” what does that practically look like in your daily life? Give specific examples of what “seeking the kingdom” means for you.
3. How can we pray for you?