I believe in wise planning.

But if you're having trouble with that, the Lord says, don't worry about that.

It's fine to save for the future.

It's fine to plan for the future.

It's wrong to worry about those plans.

Because God will take care of that.

Welcome to Grace to You, the Bible teaching ministry of John MacArthur.

I'm your host, Phil Johnson.

If you've ever found yourself overwhelmed, unsure, dreading what lies ahead, you've experienced the strangling effects of worry. And in today's economy, perhaps no other aspect of life causes more stress than your finances. And is it any wonder,

with the high cost of housing and energy and groceries and education, and sooner or later,

something you own will need repairs? Yet even with so many money challenges,

God's word says you should not worry. But how do you keep the concern and the stress and the worry

at bay? John MacArthur tackles that question today on Grace to You. The title of his series,

What did Jesus really say Financial Worry? Now,

in case you're thinking that what Scripture says about financial worry really doesn't relate

to the struggles people are facing today, let's hear what John had to say about that as a way of

launching this study. Of course, I have a different perspective. I take the biblical perspective on everything.

And while the coinage may change and the economic issues may change and the material possessions may change,

how you and I think about money is an issue before the Lord that wouldn't be any different than it

ever has been throughout history. So the things that Jesus said about financial worry have to

do with how we think about money, which has to do with how we use money, and that effectively

demonstrates where our heart is. As Jesus said, you know, where your treasure is, that demonstrates where our heart is.

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