This document discusses an antidote for anxiety based on a biblical passage. It lists causes of anxiety as having the wrong goals, vision, and master, instead of treasure in heaven, God's purposes, and God rather than money. The antidote involves right talking to oneself, others, and God through prayer and thanksgiving; right thinking by focusing on what is true, honest, just, pure, lovely, and honorable; and right living by being content and strong in all circumstances through God's power.

1. Thanksgiving:
Matthew 6:19-34
An Antidote Philippians 4:3-14
to Anxiety
Presented by: Harry L. Morgan, Ph.D.

2. AN ANALYSIS OF ANXIETY
Consequences:
1. Personally:
2. Interpersonally:

3. Consequences:
1. Personally:
Paranoia (παράνοια )
means madness (para =
outside; nous = mind).

4. The word worry
comes from the
Old English term
wyrgan, which
means “to
choke” or
“strangle”.

5. Consequences:
2. Interpersonally: anxiety contributes to
conflict (2-3)

6. II. AN ANTIDOTE FOR ANXIETY
Right Talking
Right Thinking
Right Living

7. Right Talking
• To Yourself: “Rejoice in the Lord
always. . . “
• To Others: “Let your moderation
be known to all men”
• To God:

8. To God:
Types and let God worry.” of
quot;Pray, of Tone
Intercession Intercession
Martin Luther King
• Prayer • Thanksgiving
• Supplication

10. While hadst fainting me
I called was of my
Thou Iencompassed
out cast me
Water sacrifice to
I will
away, Ivery the into the
distress to
into the deep, Lord,
remembered
to the withsoul, voice
the the
Thee answered
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and deep engulfed . I
heart of
prayer. came wrapped .
of thanksgiving. . .
weeds were to Thee,
me. . been expelled
have .
into Thymy is temple.
around holy from
Salvation head. .I .
from Thy sight. .
the Lord.”
Those who to the roots
descended regard vain
idols forsake their . . .
of the mountains.
faithfulness, but . . .

11. Said the wild flower to the sparrow:
“I should really like to know
Why these anxious human beings
Rush about and worry so.”
Said the sparrow to the wildflower:
“Friend, I think that it must be
That they have no Heavenly Father,
Such as cares for you and me.”

12. Causes: (Matt. 6:19-34)
Wrong Goal
Wrong Vision
Wrong Master
A single goal — treasure in heaven
A single vision — God’s purposes
A single Master — God, not money (19–24)
“life” is psuchē

13. Right Thinking
1. True:
2. Honest:
3. Just:
4. Pure:
5. Lovely:
6. Good Report:

14. Right Living
“I have
learned…to be
content.”
Philippians 4:11

15. “…In whatever the
circumstances...”
Philippians 4:11

17. “Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be
stronger men! Do not pray for tasks
equal to your powers. Pray for power
equal to your tasks.”
Phillips Brooks
quot;When the solution is simple, God is answering.quot;
Albert Einstein
quot;Pray, and let God worry.quot;
Martin Luther King