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Peace Over Panic · HAVE FAITH LET IT BEGIN®

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  Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another episode of Have Faith,
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  Let It Begin. It's Friday.
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  We've made it through another week, and I don't know about you,
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  but sometimes by Friday, I'm worn out.
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  I'm physically tired, mentally drained, and spiritually running on fumes.
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  Today's message is about choosing peace over panic. My name is Angel, and welcome again.
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  You see, we live in a world that runs on adrenaline.
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  Deadlines, bills, bad news on TV, long commutes, and that constant voice inside
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  that says, you're not doing enough.
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  And before we even realize it, panic starts to take over. But here's what we've learned.
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  Peace is not something you find by escaping the noise.
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  It's something you discover within the noise when you allow God to step in.
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  In John chapter 14, verse 27, it says, peace I leave with you.
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  My peace I give you. I do not give you, excuse me, I do not give to you as the world gives.
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  Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
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  That verse always grounds me because Jesus doesn't say, I'll give you peace
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  when your problems are gone.
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  He says, I give you peace now.
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  Even when the world feels upside down, even when your plans fall apart,
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  his peace is right there waiting for you to reach out and take it.
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  I remember a season in my life when panic was my middle name.
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  Everything seemed to hit at once. Work, pressure, family worries, financial struggles.
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  It felt like I was carrying the world on my shoulders. And I couldn't sleep.
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  I'd stare at the ceiling until 2 a.m.
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  My mind racing through every possible worst-case scenario.
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  But the one night, instead of trying to solve everything myself, I prayed.
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  Not for long. Not a fancy prayer. Just a few broken words.
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  Like, God, I can't do this anymore. I need your peace.
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  And you know what? Nothing around me changed overnight.
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  But something inside of me did. The storm was still there.
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  But suddenly I was pan I was I wasn't panicked I was trusting that's the power
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  of his peace that's the power of the Holy Spirit it's something that it doesn't
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  remove the storm it just doesn't remove the storm it it.
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  It's steady. It's steadies how I say it. It steadies your heart through it,
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  you know, and maybe you're listening right now and you're driving and you're
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  commuting and you're saying life around me feels out of control.
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  And maybe you're stuck in traffic already dreading the week ahead. Right.
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  Even though it's Friday, you're already dreading the week already.
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  Or maybe you're lying awake at night or overthinking what's next.
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  What other shoe is going to foot is going to drop right and have foot you know i meant,
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  here's what i want you to remember though take a deep breath as i was talking about early this week,
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  take a deep breath peace isn't about having control it's about letting go and
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  letting god lead he never promised an easy life but he promised a peaceful one
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  and if you let him take the wheel.
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  He'll take over and do something special.
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  Sorry about that. I got caught up in that moment.
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  So today, try something different because that's what he did for me. He took over the wheel.
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  And when panic starts to rise, pause just for 10 seconds and say, God, I give this to you.
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  Do that every time. Your mind will start to spin I'll see you next time.
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  And it will then all of a sudden stop because when your mind starts to spin,
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  this is what we need to say.
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  God, I give you this. I give this to you.
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  And you'll be amazed how quickly His presence calms the chaos.
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  Let's pray. Heavenly Father, this week is over and the new week is ahead of
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  us. Our weekend is ahead of us.
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  We welcome you today and we thank you for being with us as we come to you today
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  asking for peace. not the world's kind, but yours.
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  Lord, you know our struggles, our fears, and the worries that keep us up at night.
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  Calm our hearts and still our
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  minds. Teach us to breathe deeply and remember that you are in control.
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  You hear Noah in the background crying. This is what I'm talking about,
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  right? Peace can come and go real quickly.
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  So teach us to breathe, like I said, deeply and And remember that we know that
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  you're in control of God. We know you're in control.
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  So remind us that peace doesn't come from perfection, but from your presence.
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  For every listener right now who feels overwhelmed, I know what you're going
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  through. Trust me, I feel it too.
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  Feel them with control, with comfort, strength and assurance that you are near.
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  Just like I'm gonna go near to Noah's heart and calm him down.
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  In Jesus' name we pray, amen.
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  Come here, Noah. Noah. Come here, buddy.
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  Come here. Come here. Come here. Come here. You want to say goodbye?
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  Here, come sit on my lap. Here, say. Here, ready? You're going to say,
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  say, happy Friday, everyone.
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  Can you say, happy Friday? Happy Friday. Say, have faith, let it begin. Can you say it?
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  Have faith, let it begin. Good. So as we head into the weekend,
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  we hope that you carry this with you. Let it begin.
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  Yeah, there you go. Peace doesn't mean everything's perfect, right?
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  It means that you've chosen faith over fear And peace over panic So take a deep breath Smile,
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  hug your kids like I'm doing right now And trust that no matter what's waiting
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  around the corner God is already there Because you matter And never forget Have
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  faith Let it begin Let it begin We'll see you again See you soon And take care Bye-bye, guys.