Defining Moment Series – Worry

Hello, hello, hello. Thank you for tuning in to a Defining Moment on The Zealous Disposition Podcast. Words play an important part in our lives. The words we hear and use can direct our steps and outlook. In the Defining Moment Series, certain words are identified and then defined. Antonyms may be provided or Synonyms may be provided…in some case we may even do both. Which ever is provided, you will be afforded a new focal point. Today’s identified word is: WORRY.

Define Worry
Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com will be used for defining Worry
a. Worry – verb.
i. To torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret
ii. To torment with cares, anxieties, etc.; trouble; plague.
Let’s expand on a key word or phrase within the definition
a. Two definitions and one common word…torment.
b. Does sound like a pleasant time
c. Sounds like it has permanent results
Antonym
a. Assured is on the other side of the spectrum
b. Definition
i. Guaranteed; sure; certain; secure
c. Let’s be realistic. Some situation may have characteristics is which you cannot be Assured. So let’s look some synonyms that doesn’t put that much of a burden on us.
Synonym
a. Unsure – sound temporary; results will come and pass; sounds like you could be sure again
b. Concern – it has you attention for at the moment by can also pass
c. Unsettled – another feel that can pass; temporary

Matthew 6:25-34
““Therefore 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? 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? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 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? So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6:25-34‬ ‭NIV‬‬
https://bible.com/111/mat.6.25-34.niv

Remember, words play an important part in our outlook. Looking at something as a Temporary issue is easier to deal with than making something feel permanent. Adjust your words to adjust your outlook and use the best words to define the next steps in your life. This has been a Defining Moment on The Zealous Disposition Podcast. Enjoy your Day!