When I was writing this lesson, I was hesitant about writing it because I have been dealing with a lot of anxiety. I didn't want to come across as not practicing what I preach, then I realized that I shouldn't cover up on what's really going on -pretending I don't have any problems- but, I should be real instead.

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Topic: Don’t Worry

Philippians 4:6-7

· “⁶ Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. ⁷ And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

In Philippians 4:6, it says to not be anxious about anything.

· Anxious means to be worried or eagerly wishing, (i.e. she anxiously waited to go to the bathroom.)

Then it says what we can do to cope with anxiety.

· “ .. by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God…”

Matthew 6: 25- 34

· “²⁵Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? ²⁶ Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?²⁷ Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life^[a]?

²⁸ “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. ²⁹ Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. ³⁰ If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? ³¹ So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ ³² For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. ³³ But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. ³⁴ Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”

- In Matthew 6:26-34, it talks about how we don’t need to worry because if God has taken care of the birds, grass, and flowers’ needs, how much more will he take care of us.

- Our Heavenly Father knows what we need, but we have to seek his kingdom and righteousness first and all your of needs will be taken care of.

♦ Twilight is the perfect example of what can happen when you worry constantly, for instance, in season 2, episode 20 (It’s about Time) and season 2, episode 3 (Lesson Zero), Twilight is worrying about late work and worrying about a disaster that is not coming, because of Twilight worrying, her appearance tend to get altered, (messy hair, bags under her eyes, etc.), and she also lack of sleep. In “It’s About Time” Twilight learns that she shouldn't worry about the future because every day has enough trouble of its own.