Is Not Life More Is Not Life More Than Food And Than Food And

Clothing?Clothing?Matthew 6:25-34Matthew 6:25-34

A Question About TrustA Question About Trust

““For this reason I say to you, do not For this reason I say to you, do not be anxious for your life, as to what be anxious for your life, as to what you shall eat, or what you shall you shall eat, or what you shall drink; not for your body, as to what drink; not for your body, as to what you shall put on. you shall put on. Is not life more Is not life more than food, andthan food, and the body than the body than clothingclothing?”?”

What if you got everything that you ever wanted?What would you have?

Would you be satisfied?

The Roger Kirven StoryThe Roger Kirven Story

Created and built six companies into Created and built six companies into a thriving enterprise.a thriving enterprise.

At age 44, came the opportunity to At age 44, came the opportunity to sell out, cash out and finally live the sell out, cash out and finally live the good life.good life.

He would join the top 1 % of the He would join the top 1 % of the nations wealthiest people.nations wealthiest people.

What Roger Kirven What Roger Kirven Found OutFound Out

Interviewed 36 people who had cashed out.Interviewed 36 people who had cashed out. All were between 30 and 50 years old with All were between 30 and 50 years old with

cash values between 5-35 million.cash values between 5-35 million. Nearly all were “universally depressed” Nearly all were “universally depressed”

after they cashed out to live the good life.after they cashed out to live the good life. Of the 36 interviewed, 33 had divorced since Of the 36 interviewed, 33 had divorced since

the buy outs.the buy outs. Most were spending less time with families.Most were spending less time with families. Of the 36 interviewed, 12 were self Of the 36 interviewed, 12 were self

professed followers of Christ.professed followers of Christ.

Anxiety and the Pursuit of Anxiety and the Pursuit of Life, Food, and ClothingLife, Food, and Clothing

A full refrigerator, but “nothing to A full refrigerator, but “nothing to eat”.eat”.

A full closet, but “nothing to wear”.A full closet, but “nothing to wear”. A full schedule of activities, but A full schedule of activities, but

“nothing to do”.“nothing to do”.

What a waste!

The Nature and The Nature and Character of GodCharacter of God

““Look at the birds of the air, that Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, neither do they they do not sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns, and yet reap, nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than Are you not worth much more than they?”they?”

What God creates…He provides for.

The Nature And Character The Nature And Character of Godof God

““And which of you by being anxious And which of you by being anxious can add a single cubit to his life’s can add a single cubit to his life’s span?”span?”

““And in Thy book they were all And in Thy book they were all written, the days that were ordained written, the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there was not for me, when as yet there was not one of them.”one of them.” Psalm 139:16Psalm 139:16

“…“…making the most of your time, making the most of your time, because the days are evil.”because the days are evil.”

Ephesians 5:16Ephesians 5:16What God creates… He sustains until its end.

The Nature and The Nature and Character of GodCharacter of God

““And why are you anxious about And why are you anxious about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil or spin, yet I field grow; they do not toil or spin, yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his say to you that even Solomon in all his glory did not clothe himself like one of glory did not clothe himself like one of these. But if God so arrays the grass of these. But if God so arrays the grass of the field, which is alive today and the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more do so for you, O will He not much more do so for you, O men of little faith?”men of little faith?”

What God creates… He displays for others to see.

A Life of TrustA Life of Trust

““Do not be anxious then, saying, ‘What Do not be anxious then, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘With what shall we clothe drink?’ or ‘With what shall we clothe ourselves?’ For all these things the ourselves?’ For all these things the Gentiles eagerly seek; for your Gentiles eagerly seek; for your heavenly Father knows that you need heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first His all these things. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness; and kingdom and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you.”all these things shall be added to you.”

““Of course, we do not use the word “cool” to Of course, we do not use the word “cool” to describe true greatness. It is a small word. describe true greatness. It is a small word. That’s the point. It’s cheap. And it’s what That’s the point. It’s cheap. And it’s what millions of young people live for. Who millions of young people live for. Who confronts them with urgency and tears? confronts them with urgency and tears? Who takes them by the collar, so to speak, Who takes them by the collar, so to speak, and loves them enough to show them a life and loves them enough to show them a life so radical and so real and so costly and so radical and so real and so costly and Christ-saturated that they feel the emptiness Christ-saturated that they feel the emptiness and triviality of their CD collection and their and triviality of their CD collection and their pointless conversations about passing pointless conversations about passing celebrities? Who will waken what lies latent celebrities? Who will waken what lies latent in their souls, untapped—a longing not to in their souls, untapped—a longing not to waste their lives?”waste their lives?” -John Piper -John Piper

““and all these things shall and all these things shall be added to you”be added to you”

He will supply everything you He will supply everything you needneed.. How much food, clothing, and life is How much food, clothing, and life is

needed?needed? NEEDED FOR WHAT?NEEDED FOR WHAT?

Our comfort?Our comfort? To avoid suffering or shame?To avoid suffering or shame? To spare us from death?To spare us from death? You will have everything you need to do You will have everything you need to do

His will.His will.

A Life of TrustA Life of Trust

““Therefore, do not be anxious for Therefore, do not be anxious for tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”of its own.”