Overcoming Fear: Embracing God's Presence and Comfort
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1) "Fear and this subject, the subject of fear, I feel it's so important because studies show that as a culture here in America, we have never been as afraid as we are right now. And I'm not talking about being afraid of the dark or afraid of zombies or clowns, though I feel that second one, even though I feel that, but I'm talking about this existential fear. That is somehow affecting over half of the people in our country today. You know, fear is an interesting emotion. When it comes to fear, when it comes to nature, sorry, fear is what's responsible for the survival for pretty much every single animal that has ever existed here on this earth." [01:57] (43 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
2) "Fear is an emotion that is ingrained in our minds, always on the lookout for danger, always ready to take over at the drop of a hat. And at its root, fear is a survival mechanism. And in our culture today, as I just said a moment ago, our society is plagued. We're plagued with fear. Studies are showing that the level of fear and anxiety in our nation today are more than 10 times the level that they were 50 years ago. One such study was actually done with levels of anxiety and fear in children. And the results, I got to be real, they're pretty messed up. The study says that one in four, one in four American children between the ages of six and 18 are dealing with levels of anxiety so extreme that they are actually on par with the levels of anxiety in children." [04:30] (49 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3) "But the good news is even though this fear response, it's very real and is very present in our lives today, scripture does have a lot to say about it. This problem that has affected humanity for thousands upon thousands of years by diving into scripture, we can see that our God, he does care about the fears in our lives. And in response to them, again, he tells us three words. He says, do not fear. Do not fear. Do not fear. Do not fear. Do not fear. Do not fear. Do not fear. And he doesn't say it just once or twice, but fun fact, if we add them up in one way, shape, or form, we're told not to be afraid in scripture over 365 times, at least once per day for a whole year." [12:27] (48 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4) "You know, I think one of the the scariest things that we face as humans I've talked to a lot of people and even just my own general experience I suppose but one of the scariest things to me that we face as humans is the thought of being you being alone. The thought of being alone. You know, as a dad, I often have to speak to the fears of my kids, right? And time after time, one of the most prevalent fears that I have to begin to quell in their minds is this fear of being alone, right? There'll be times that, say, for instance, after tucking in my daughter Lydia for bed, she'll get anxious about being alone. She'll say stuff like, Dad, I don't want you to leave me, which breaks my heart every single time she says that." [13:43] (47 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
5) "But after she's rescued by Obi -Wan, he actually fixes her little droid for her, which, like, that was outside of, you know, even being rescued from evil Jedi. She was more overjoyed with her droid being fixed than anything else. You know, there's so much, there's so much stuff in this life that can distress us, isn't there? There's so much in this life that can cause us anxiety and fear. And I'm not just talking like watching a horror movie or playing a scary video game or anything, but this life, it can be filled with pain and anxieties. And I got to tell you, if we're attempting to walk through these pains and these these anxieties that this life brings along, oftentimes it has the tendency to get the best of us. It has the tendency to overwhelm us." [22:35] (61 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
6) "I'll be honest with you guys. I deal with a fair amount of worry and fear and anxiety in my life. I joke about it a lot, but I feel like I'm a chihuahua, right? You ever seen one of those just super anxious chihuahuas that are like shaking all the time? That's me, man. That's me. I'm a worrier. And if that's you too, if you deal with stress and anxiety and worry and fear in your life, I think the first step in overcoming these things is to begin to first acknowledge them in the first place. But there's a second step too. Second step. is to acknowledge something else because our fears and anxieties they have the tendency to to convince us that we're all alone they have the tendency to make us believe this lie that that we're all alone but for those of us who have placed our trust in Jesus a promise that we can count on is the fact that we are never alone not for a moment" [23:31] (58 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
7) "If you believe Jesus is Lord if you've placed your trust in him and have accepted him as your Lord and Savior he promises that he is in us he promises that the Holy Spirit may guide you through whatever thế 썼노 fishes you may take my place on your way lttle bit will make you its dwelling place. Which means that no matter what you do, you do. No matter where you go, no matter what things are going on in this life, you will never be alone. I don't care if you think you're alone. I don't care if you feel like you're alone. From the moment you put your trust in him, he is always with you. He will never abandon you. He will never forsake you. Through thick or thin, he is always going to be there. And not just as some sort of like passenger along for the ride, but as someone sent to help you and to comfort you through all the messed up stuff this life throws at us." [24:29] (62 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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2) "Fear is an emotion that is ingrained in our minds, always on the lookout for danger, always ready to take over at the drop of a hat. And at its root, fear is a survival mechanism. And in our culture today, as I just said a moment ago, our society is plagued. We're plagued with fear. Studies are showing that the level of fear and anxiety in our nation today are more than 10 times the level that they were 50 years ago. One such study was actually done with levels of anxiety and fear in children. And the results, I got to be real, they're pretty messed up. The study says that one in four, one in four American children between the ages of six and 18 are dealing with levels of anxiety so extreme that they are actually on par with the levels of anxiety in children." [04:30] (49 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3) "But the good news is even though this fear response, it's very real and is very present in our lives today, scripture does have a lot to say about it. This problem that has affected humanity for thousands upon thousands of years by diving into scripture, we can see that our God, he does care about the fears in our lives. And in response to them, again, he tells us three words. He says, do not fear. Do not fear. Do not fear. Do not fear. Do not fear. Do not fear. Do not fear. And he doesn't say it just once or twice, but fun fact, if we add them up in one way, shape, or form, we're told not to be afraid in scripture over 365 times, at least once per day for a whole year." [12:27] (48 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4) "You know, I think one of the the scariest things that we face as humans I've talked to a lot of people and even just my own general experience I suppose but one of the scariest things to me that we face as humans is the thought of being you being alone. The thought of being alone. You know, as a dad, I often have to speak to the fears of my kids, right? And time after time, one of the most prevalent fears that I have to begin to quell in their minds is this fear of being alone, right? There'll be times that, say, for instance, after tucking in my daughter Lydia for bed, she'll get anxious about being alone. She'll say stuff like, Dad, I don't want you to leave me, which breaks my heart every single time she says that." [13:43] (47 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
5) "But after she's rescued by Obi -Wan, he actually fixes her little droid for her, which, like, that was outside of, you know, even being rescued from evil Jedi. She was more overjoyed with her droid being fixed than anything else. You know, there's so much, there's so much stuff in this life that can distress us, isn't there? There's so much in this life that can cause us anxiety and fear. And I'm not just talking like watching a horror movie or playing a scary video game or anything, but this life, it can be filled with pain and anxieties. And I got to tell you, if we're attempting to walk through these pains and these these anxieties that this life brings along, oftentimes it has the tendency to get the best of us. It has the tendency to overwhelm us." [22:35] (61 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
6) "I'll be honest with you guys. I deal with a fair amount of worry and fear and anxiety in my life. I joke about it a lot, but I feel like I'm a chihuahua, right? You ever seen one of those just super anxious chihuahuas that are like shaking all the time? That's me, man. That's me. I'm a worrier. And if that's you too, if you deal with stress and anxiety and worry and fear in your life, I think the first step in overcoming these things is to begin to first acknowledge them in the first place. But there's a second step too. Second step. is to acknowledge something else because our fears and anxieties they have the tendency to to convince us that we're all alone they have the tendency to make us believe this lie that that we're all alone but for those of us who have placed our trust in Jesus a promise that we can count on is the fact that we are never alone not for a moment" [23:31] (58 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
7) "If you believe Jesus is Lord if you've placed your trust in him and have accepted him as your Lord and Savior he promises that he is in us he promises that the Holy Spirit may guide you through whatever thế 썼노 fishes you may take my place on your way lttle bit will make you its dwelling place. Which means that no matter what you do, you do. No matter where you go, no matter what things are going on in this life, you will never be alone. I don't care if you think you're alone. I don't care if you feel like you're alone. From the moment you put your trust in him, he is always with you. He will never abandon you. He will never forsake you. Through thick or thin, he is always going to be there. And not just as some sort of like passenger along for the ride, but as someone sent to help you and to comfort you through all the messed up stuff this life throws at us." [24:29] (62 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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