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Dealing with Anxiety [Morning Devo] · The BLAZE (Bible Study)

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Good morning, Good morning family, God bless you. Welcome back to the
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Morning DeVos. Your bro Sam Lopez aka DJ Sam Rock, and we're back
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in the building once again for another session of the Morning Devo. Sister Joe
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Wayne, I see you. Good morning, God bless you, Welcome back
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to the Morning Devo. This is a big one I've never seen in all
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my years so far, trying to serve others with the Gospel, with using
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the Word to serve others for guidance, council, advice, prayer. I've
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never seen before more people and like this year has been more people dealing with
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anxiety than I have ever seen in my life, like for real, Like
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I'm not even exaggerating. So yesterday I was like, Okay, there's something
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here because so many people are dealing with anxiety. I'm gonna tell you what
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that means in a minute. Let me explain. So I serve on a
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chat ministry. Hey man, it's national Chat ministry nationwide, right, And
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a lot of the replies and the forms come to me and to this ministry.
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I sold Winners Inc. And Celebrate a network and I'm literally live chatting
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or with these souls, with these people that are struggling in that area.
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So I have a a devotional Bible right in front of me. It's always
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here, and in the back, it's a good bible in the back that
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has the words that if you need, if you're dealing with stress or anger,
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or if you're dealing with lust or anything like that, you just look
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it up in the back and then it'll tie you into the scriptures that deal
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with it. So I did what I thought was the obvious thing to do,
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go and look for the word anxious or anxiety, and the word wasn't
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there. So I went into my other study Bible, the word wasn't there.
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I went to my counseling reference book. It's there, but it's like
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a sub title of a subject that's not really tapped into. And I think
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it's because the word has something to say about anxiety, right, But it's
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so simple and people probably overlook it. And the scripture we're going to go
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through you've probably heard a million times, and it's not gonna hit you like
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it's going to hit somebody that's dealing with anxiety, that's really living that.
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It's not gonna hit me because I don't really deal anxiety like that. Sometimes
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I do get anxious, but this scripture won't hit me. It doesn't hit
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me as much, I think as it'll hit a person who's really dealing with
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anxiety. Philippians, chapter four Versus six to seven. Very familiar scripture to
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many Christians out there. But I'm going to challenge people today, including myself.
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Let's put this verse to memory and let's speak it out. Amen.
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Put it to memory, speak it out, and just supply this word if
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you're dealing with anxiety. Anxiety is a challenging experience, but the Bible offers
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great insight that can help us get through it daily. Day by day,
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you could get through it, Amen. And when we come back, I'll
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give you the definition for anxiety because I started a little late. So let's
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pray first. After we pray, we'll take sixty seconds to share this out.
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If you have any questions, comments, concerns, pray requests. If
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you yourself are dealing with anxiety, Amen, this is dedicated to y'all.
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Thank you Jesus that according to the definition, I don't struggle with anxiety like
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I see other people struggling with it. Amen. Yes, anxious thoughts come
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to my mind. Anxieties tries to hit me and all that, because I'm
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a human just like everybody else. But this scripture amen for those who are
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battling and struggling. When I was chatting with an individual last night and I
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gave them that scripture, that was like yeah, but they just bypassed the
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scripture. They were like, yeah, but how do I how do I?
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How do I deal with it? They kept on saying, how do
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I do this? How do I do that? That's why I said that
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twice three times, and I was like, Wow, did you just go
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right past the word of God for anxiety over your life and how to deal
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with it? And you just say no, I want a man's opinion,
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like my opinion, wanting what the word says. Let's not do that.
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Let's see what the word says about what's going on in your life and in
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my life and apply the word of God to the situation. And today we're
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dealing with anxiety and man, so let's pray. Father. I thank you
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so much that you look God just amazingly real in the lives of every individual,
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including mind that deal with anxious thoughts, anxiety, stress, anger,
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anything under the sun, which is nothing new under the sun. According to
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your word that we're dealing with. You have the answer. Thank you so
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much for being the answer. Thank you Lo God for guarding, guiding,
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protecting my family, our household, our finances, our marriage, our children,
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our minds, physically, emotionally and spiritually. And I pray Lord God,
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you will do the same for every single person that's connecting now that will
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connect later, for them and their families, that you regard their hearts mind,
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give them strength to the body, health to their body, and that
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Low God that when these thoughts of anxiety tries to reach within the core,
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that you are there helping us get it through, helping us get through it.
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So for those who are struggling, to Low God with depressions and anxiety
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and worry, our pray, Lord God, a special prayer for them that
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you will release them and they will apply your word. And if they have
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time to be anxious or if they're suffering anxiety, Lo God, let them
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refocus on your word to get through those situations in life and help them have
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a clean mental health. That you'll do the same for me as well.
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A prayer Heydiro protection over every single person that's connecting, but every single family
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member in my family and every single family member, everybody on the other side
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of the screen and on the other side of this, might I pray power
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forward, I pray fray forward, or I pray Lord God that you would
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speak to us today in Jesus' name. And those who agree, we say,
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amen. Anymen, So let's shut this out. Let me check the
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audio here, show us out for like sixty seconds. When we come back,
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will die right into it. And when we come back, I'll give
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you the definition of anxiety and then we'll get into the word in max.
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I want you to understand clearly what this is all about. Amen, And
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you might not even know you're struggling with anxiety until you realize what it is,
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and then you'll be like, oh wow. So this work could be
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very well for you, and this morning DEVO would be dedicated so those who
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are dealing with anxiety. I'll be right back. Amen. Amen, let's
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get into this. Let's see anxiety but dealing with it. Amen, and
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listen. I know this is a powerful struggle. I know people who deal
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with this and they are on meds for this because of that, Amen,
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and their believers, but it's so strong in their lives that they're in need
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of medication. They have the word, but I'm starting to realize that when
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we don't really apply what the word says. Because that shocked me when I
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was trying to reach that person and using the scripture that we're gonna speak of
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today, that we're gonna read today, and he literally bypassed right by it.
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He was like, yeah. But after giving that scripture, I said,
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so, I said, let's time out, let's let's read it,
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let's go through it, let's put it to memory, let's apply it.
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I said, memorize that scripture. I told him, speak it out every
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single time, every day until you see that your anxiety will get less and
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less and less. He's God, he said, he'll take the challenge.
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So I'm waiting. I'm going to say, after he puts into memory and
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starts speaking it out, I'm going to say, that's not going to take
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long for that anxiety to go away, because nothing could overcome the world of
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God when we apply it anger, anxiety, stress, worry, guilt,
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any of those emotions, any of those mental things that try to attack her
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mind, a man, and our body physically. When you speak the word
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over of those the word overcomes those things. We will not be overcome by
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those things. Amen. So let me give you the definition of anxiety the
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way I looked it up, It's anxiety a feeling of worry, nervousness,
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or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.
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And we live in an uncertain time. So it makes sense to me while
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a lot of people are struggling right now in this area with anxiety, it
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makes sense these are uncertain times. A lot of people are nervous, a
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lot of people are afraid, people are worried, people are concerned, people
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have apprehensive people are apprehensive, people are uneasy. Now, psychiatry says,
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it's a mental condition characterized by excessive apprehensiveness about real or perceived threats, typically
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leading to avoidance behaviors and often often to physical symptoms such as increased heart rate
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and muscle tension. Wow. So this is serious, man, and not
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to be made fun of when people are dealing with it. When they admit
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they have anxiety, Amen, listening closely to what they're saying, They're actually
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saying something that they're actually going through. Amen. Be compassionate about it,
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be concerned, have empathy, Amen, and just be in prayer because it
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can't be easy. That definition is a lot of what anxiety is. And
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God knows all things, right, so God knows about anxiety. Amen.
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He didn't give us the spirit of fear. He didn't give us the spirit
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to worry or anything like that. But we do have to go through these
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things sometimes because we live in a broken world, and this broken world is
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all about that life. The enemy wants to destroy us. The world system
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is broken. The luss of the flesh, the lust of the eyes,
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and a pride of life life, all those things that are coming against us
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a man. If we don't have the Word in us, we're going to
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be overcome by those things in those circumstances. But when you have the Word
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of God living inside of you and you're speaking it and applying it, I
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don't think there's no weapon from hell that could ever overcome us a man in
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any situation like that. So let's deal with it, amen, and let's
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help one another in this area. Like I said, it hits me different,
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but it's gonna hit a person who's dealing with anxiety differently, I think
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in a more powerful way, because, like I said, I have anxious
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thoughts sometimes it comes and goes. Amen, But I don't really struggle with
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anxiety. All praise to God, Oh glory to God. But I know
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so many people on the live chat line that I have the ministry that I'm
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on board with. Man, Like I want to say, out of one
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hundred people, I want to say, like seventy five eighty of them,
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seventy five to eight of them are dealing with anxiety and work. It's overwhelming
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to me just to know that a lot of brothers and sisters are struggling with
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that and meant so, I'm literally I went through three different study Bibles and
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looked up the word in the back anxiety. It wasn't there. Anger was
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there. And then it went to the next letter, you know, b
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I was like, hmm, there's something there. Could it be that all
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we have to do? I'm just thinking out loud right now. Could it
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be that all we had to do to deal with anxiety just being God's word
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about it, and then it would start to be removed from our life?
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I mean, to God, these things are really simple to us. I
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believe as humans we complicate a lot of things. And I'm not downplaying anxiety
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at all. I'm just wondering why none of these reference Bibles, and none
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of my books that I have here writing in the studio don't have that word
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in their concordance. And then I'm dealing with that issue. It just strains
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to me. And these are all three prominent publishers and three nice Bibles.
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I'll show you you don't believe me. I have one here. I showed
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you this one earlier that I have another one here, and this one is
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a leadership, a leadership on Bible, and none of them had dealt with
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anxiety, and even my quick Scripture reference book didn't habit. I'm like,
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something's going on. So I said, we have to talk about it.
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We have to talk about it. So let's talk about it. Let's get
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the word on the screen. For those who are just listening. Thank you
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so much for coming by and listening. I so win is with a z
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do org celebrate on network and man, I sent a lot of messages out
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last night for those who are dealing with anxiety and let them know that we're
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going to be talking about it to day hopefully. If that's you, you're
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there, welcome, amen, And if you want to share something on a
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live chat. Go ahead and share it. There's no judgment here, Amen.
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We just want to simply read the word. Devote our day, Amen
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to God. Amen, and then watch God's word work in our lives.
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Amen, work in our lives. So let's get this on the screen.
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Amen. Anxiety today in the morning, Devote. We're dealing with it,
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dealing with it. And I know it's going to help somebody. I know
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it's gonna help me. Philippians shot the four versus six to seven. And
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before you be like, oh man, I know the scripture. If you
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know the scripture, then put it to memory. There's my challenge. Put
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it to memory and apply it over your life, or share the scripture with
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somebody that you know is dealing with anxiety. Philippians shot the four versus six
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and seven. Do not be anxious or worried about anything, but in everything,
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every circumstance and situation, by prayer and put petition with thanksgiving. Continue
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to make your specific requests known to God. And what will happen. This
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is gonna happen. And continue to make your specific request known to God.
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And the peace of God, that peace which reassures the heart, that peace
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which transcends all understanding, that peace which stands guard over your hearts and your
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minds in Christ Jesus. Go to get the peace of God when you follow
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this, I believe is a commandment do not be anxious a worry. I
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believe that's a commandment about everything. But God knows we're going to be thrown.
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Life's gonna throw everything at us. So that's why it says, but
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in everything, every circumstances, situation, pray, and when you pray,
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pray with thanksgiving God. Thank you for taking me from being an anxious person
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and dealing with anxiety to get your peace. Thank you, loguy that I
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don't have to worry about finances, about health issues, about own, I
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don't have to worry, but I could trust in you for peace and that
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peace that God gives us, that Jesus gives us. It transcends all of
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our understanding and reguards over our hearts and the guards over our minds in Christ
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Jesus, Amen, and Christ Jesus is yours. Upscripture says, wow,
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so let me make sure get my notes back here. They disappeared of course
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because the enemy is like, no, I don't want this to go,
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but it's gonna go. You can't stop this message. Amen, Praise God
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and look at the cross reference here John fourteen twenty seven. Jesus said,
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she said this peace I leave with you, my perfect peace. I give
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to you. Not as the world gives, do I give to you.
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So the world's offering a pseudo peace. The world is offering some kind of
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fake, counterfeit peace. That's not the peace that Jesus gives us. It
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says, not as the world gives, do I give to you. Do
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not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid. You see
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that because God doesn't give us a spirit of fear. He doesn't want us
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to worry. A man is worry, least to all kinds of health issues.
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Worry anxiety can really damage your physical body. Let my perfect peace calm
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you in every circumstance and give you courage and strength for every challenge. Bold
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statement from the Lord Jesus himself peace. He's the prince of peace. He
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wants to give us peace when we're dealing with anxiety like man. So I
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think to a lot of people, this might be too simple. Related people
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might be thinking that that's too simple. You mean to tell me all I
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have to do is follow what the Word of God says and do not worry,
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do not be anxious about anything, but pray. Well, if it
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sounds that simple, right, go ahead and do it. Because when I
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got that response, it'say, yeah. But after I gave on the person
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the scripture and they were like, yeah, but I need you know what
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I need to get you know through this? Now what do you have to
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say about this? That I was like wow, and I had to rewind.
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I said, listen, let's deal with the word over anxiety first.
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Amen, before you get into anything or anything that I have to say,
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Let's see what the Word has to say. I believe when we do these
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morning DeVos, I'm really focused in trying to compel you or trying to encourage
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you to read the word for yourself and not only read the word, apply
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the word, testify how good God's word is. Anxiety can be a challenging
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experience, but the Bible offers truths, truths that can help us navigate through
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it. First of all, it's important to recognize that we are not in
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control of our circumstances, and people can say a man, I don't I
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can't control everything. When I get out, and I'm asking God to you
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know, for health, strength and protection every single day when I leave this
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studio, when I leave out of my home, when I when i'm driving
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the drives with lift, amen, with the right share driving protection, peace.
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I'm asking for all of that for not only me, but for every
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single person that enters into my vehicle. Amen. Because I know a lot
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of people are going through a lot of things. We're not in control of
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any of our circumstances. But God is. He's in control, He's sovereign.
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So when you realize this, you can be free that you're free now
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of worry and anxiety. If you believe that God is in control, then
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we should not be anxious or worrying. And again, I'm not downplaying anxiety.
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I know a lot of people that are deal with it, and I'm
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in contact with a lot of people. I'm telling you so many people that
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I'm dealing with that right now in this season of our ministry. And I'm
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like, there's something hell. I was telling my wife and I said,
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out of out of one hundred people, seventy five or eighty of them are
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dealing with anxiety. I've never seen that in my life before I'm like,
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wow, so we're gonna have to deal with it. Amen. I don't
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have to deal with it. And I believe God is on his heart when
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somebody's dealing with it as well. And when you come forth and say listen,
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I'm dealing with anxiety, you're actually proving the scripture to be true because
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the Scripture is speaking on it and it says do not be anxious and do
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not worry. Amen. Why because God will give you peace when you're trust
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in him. Jesus will give you peace. And the peace that this word
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is offering compared to the peace that God gives us through Jesus. Next level.
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Amen. The pseudo peace is based on, you know, other things
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that are not even godly, and they're promising you if you do this and
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you're tying to this, or you take this medication or you do it.
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And I'm not against the meds on anxiety. I'm just saying that before you
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run to the medicals and to the medicines, into the meds, into the
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psychiatrist and everything, run to the word of God, the God who loves
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you, the God created you, the God who wants to give you this
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peace. Amen. So when you read Philippians shot the four verse sixty seven,
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understanding that God is sovereign and he's the prince of peace and he wants
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to give you peace in your life. Amen, I think it'll hit you
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differently. Put Philippians shot the four verses sixty seven into your memory bank.
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Then when you get into memories, speak it out. And then every time
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that you get an anxious thought, every time you start to worry, every
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time you get angry, every time you are dealing with life issues that are
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triggering anxiety, speak that word and see what happens. Instead of trying to
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fight anxiety with our own efforts, we can rely on the indwelling Christ to
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supply us with his peace. Jesus himself said peace I leave with you.
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We just read it. May my peace I give you I do not give
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to you as the world is. Do not let your hearts be troubled,
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and do not be afraid John fourteen twenty seven. We just read it,
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and I'm repeating it and meant the Lord is telling us on what to do
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and what not to do, because he knows what's best for us, and
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he knows how our mind goes. He knows when we're dealing with anxiety,
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worry, and anger and all those other issues, and those things will try
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to attack our mental health. So we pray a head to protection over our
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minds rightyically, emotionally and spiritually in the name of Jesus. Amen. We
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are at war, ladies and gentlemen, and the war that we're in is
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the spiritual war. And the enemies trying to mess with our minds because he
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knows if he could get us off track and thinking about things to worry about,
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and get us to think about anxious thoughts, and get us to think
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about things that make us angry and things that are not even physically there yet,
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and we're thinking about it so much that is causing us to be anxious.
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If he could do that and distract us that much, he might have
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a chance of how we're connected with God, to sever that connection. Maybe,
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but we're not gonna let that happen. Right. Devil is a liar.
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We're gonna trust in the God of truth. God invites us to cast
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all our anxieties on him because he cares for us. First Peter Chapter five,
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verse seven. Why do we bring God our burdens, our troubles,
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our worries, and anxiety we bring it to because He truly cares for us.
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If you bring it to me. I care for you, but I
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don't care for you like God cares for you. And I can't do anything
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more than what God can do for you. Amen. So I'm just He
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has a messenger encouraging you to go to the one that will give you a
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peace that transcends all understanding. Amen. So yes for us. That means
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that we could bring our worries to God in prayer, trusting that He will
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handle them. Ossip. Paul also encourages us to present our request to God
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with thanksgiving and the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, regard our
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hearts and minds in Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen. Will probably hit this
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again next time because I'm out of time now. I'm praying for you,
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guys and girls and ladies and gentlemen and young young people that are dealing with
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anxiety right now. I'm praying for you literally, and this thing has hit
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me. As I'm going through all these conversations, I'm like, Wow,
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let's deal with anxiety. So Philippians, did I say it was? The
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Scripture Philippians, Chapter four, verses six and seven. Study those out,
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Memorize that scripture, apply that scripture, Amen, And the next time you
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get an anxious thought, you gonna have the Word speaking back to those anxious
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stories and that anxiety. I hope this helps you, Amen. Winditate,
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meditate on this word, devote some time to the Lord with the Lord.
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Amen, And I'm praying for you. Trust me, believe that I'm praying
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for you. So until the next time, God bless you all, God
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keep you all, and remember always that God is good. Peace,