For part 1 of this series, click here. God’s design is for anxiety to rise to energize you to take action to handle a crisis, then to subside once you have taken action. But what if the anxiety remains even after you’ve taken whatever mental and physical...
Watch the video presentation of this chapter here. Anxiety is forbidden in Philippians 4:6, yet it is commanded in 1 Corinthians 12:25 using the same Greek word. Imagine a medicine that, if taken improperly, it could kill you. But without it, you’ll become...
James 1:2 “Consider it pure joy when you face trials of many kinds.” How do you consider it pure joy when everything’s going wrong? Self-Pity The opposite of God’s command in James 1:2 is a deadly spiritual disease called self-pity. God says consider...
Are Dads Blowing It? Chances are, you’re more disappointed with your dad than you are with your mom. Why is that? Are most fathers bad at their job? Today is Father’s Day, and, of course, they made mention of it at church. On both Father’s Day and Mother’s Day,...
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 knowing that the testing/proving of your faith develops perseverance” (James 1:2-3 author’s translation). ***** When James tells us to consider trials pure joy, he’s not calling us to a...
Most people think emotion is something that just happens to you. You can’t do much about it. The best you can do with your emotions is to manage them. That’s not true. You can change them. Today we’ll find out how. ***** “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever...
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