Sick and Tired of Stress

1. God’s Divine (Luke 12:13-21) 

• V.13 “Tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me” V. 21 “Fool, tonight you soul is required” 

• God’s priority is his kingdom (vs31), and anything (treasure 21,34) we put above his priority is foolishness.  

1. Divine Prompt (Luke 12:22) 

• Do not (vs 22,29) present imperative- Anxious: to , choke, a mind that is strangle with concerns. 

• We have all we need to live stress-free. (The Word, Holy Spirit, free from sin, fellowship of believers) 

1. God’s Divine Purpose (Luke 12: 23) 

• Our purpose is about more than If our mind is on His Will and Purpose, we’ll limit our stress. 

1. God’s Divine Provision (Luke 12:24) 

• God has plan for your life so we should trust in his ability to bring the plan to flourishing. 

1. God’s Divine Parameters (Luke 12:25-26) 

• hour/cubit: 18 inches from elbow to fingertip. Metaphor: anything that is to determine.  

• Job4 “Our days and number of months are determined by God & he appoints our limits so that we cannot pass.” 

• No amount of effort, worry, or planning outside of God’s determination can extend your life.  

• Explain: 2 Kings20 “Tell Hezekiah, the leader of my people, that I will heal him & add more years to his life.” 

• “Many of the plans of man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand” Proverbs 19:21 

• National Library of Medicine: Department of Health: 75% of all are stress related. 

1. Divine Preference (Luke 12:27-28) 

• God prefers us over all other aspects of! (plants, animals, angels)  

• We are more than an emotional being. We are created but give the breath of life. (eternal soul) 

• Gen2 “The Lord formed man from the dust, breath in him the breath of life, & he became a living soul.” 

     VII. Divine Problem (Luke 12: 29-30) 

• Jesus lets them, and by extension he is letting us know, that this level of stress is a ! 

• HOW DO WE INCREASE OUR FAITH? 

• 1. Pray and Ask God greater faith. 

• Mark 9:24 A Father’s son is possessed by an evil spirit the disciple can’t cast out. “Help my unbelieve.”  

• 2. Spend more time reading and studying the Bible. 

• Romans 10:17 “Faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the Word of God.” 

• 3. Spend more time in church with other believers.  

• Ecclesiastes 4: “Two are better than one, if they fall one will lift the other up” 

• Acts2 “They grew in faith as they devoted themselves to the teaching, fellowship, & breaking of bread.”