anxiety
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Are you suffering on the inside?
There are 4 traditional approaches to discipleship that actually lead to bondage: Osmosis: Get people to attend church and serve faithfully. Academics: Teach information about the faith. Behaviour: Establish performance expectations for church members. Church: Train people to invite others, serve, and join a small group. These 4 things above may have good elements but without…
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Why is Anxiety About the Future a Form of Pride? (John Piper)
“Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.” (1 Peter 5:6–7) Why is anxiety about the future a form of pride? God’s answer would sound something like this: I — the Lord, your…
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From Anxious Planning to Peaceful Trust
I was awake today at 5am anxious about the Fall planning and my long list of things to do and people to care for. I prayed and fell back asleep. When I awoke to read the Word at 6:30am, I read this… Psalm 37:5-7 NIRV “Commit your life to the Lord. Here is what he…
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What Can Cause Worry
Do not worry! Earthly goods deceive the human heart into believing that they give it security and freedom from worry. But in truth, they are what cause anxiety. Read more…
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Overheard in an Orchard (A Lesson on Anxiety and Worry)
As a little girl visiting my mom’s childhood farm in Kansas, I remember my loving grandmother had a wooden plaque on her wall with a painting on it. There were two birds on it and a poem. Portions of this poem was in my head this morning around 9am as I walked across my frosted…
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Let Jesus Argue With Your Soul About Being Anxious
We should be slow to treat Jesus as if he doesn’t know what he is doing. He is not naïve in the way he deals with our anxiety. In Matthew 6:25-34 he tells us three times not to be anxious (vv. 25, 31, 34) and gives us eight reasons not to be anxious. Read… Let…