Tame Your Thoughts by Max Lucado
Week 7: Chapter 6 — The Worry Trap
Read Chapter 6 of Tame Your Thoughts. Key Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34; Philippians 4:6-7.
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Worry is perhaps the most universal of all thought-thieves, and Lucado devotes careful attention to it — naming its mechanisms, exposing its lies, and offering the specific antidote Jesus prescribed. Come prepared to be both challenged and released.
Discussion Questions
8 questions1.Lucado distinguishes between concern — which motivates action — and worry — which merely torments. What is the practical difference? Can you give an example of each from your own life?
2.In Matthew 6:25-34, Jesus asks "Can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?" He repeats the phrase "do not worry" three times in the passage. Why do you think Jesus addressed worry so directly and repeatedly — what does that tell you about how seriously God takes your anxiety?
3.Lucado often points to the birds of the air and the flowers of the field as Jesus's evidence that God is a trustworthy provider. How does contemplating God's care for creation help recalibrate your trust when worry rises? Does this feel naive, or genuinely reassuring?
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