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How to Overcome Anxiety And Worry
You weren’t meant to bear the kind of fear that generates a constant flow of anxiety and worry.
All of us struggle with fear and anxiety, but you and I were not made to bear the kind of fear that generates a constant flow of anxiety and worry. It’s not good for us and it’s not fruitful. This video reminds us that we are called to be worry-free and to resist the kind of anxiety that is crippling.
This video is included in Gateway Church’s Fresh Start Bible series called “Fresh Start Journey” by Pastor Jimmy Evans. Open your Bible and follow along with me. This is question #33.
Matthew 6:25-33
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can anyone of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?
“And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."
This video is a part of a 52-part series designed for new believers from Gateway Church. Each video answers a common and pressing questions from all of Christianity and is designed to help YOU develop a more intimate relationship with God. You can access all 52 videos on the Gateway Discipleship Resources Youtube channel. Be sure to subscribe to the channel so you can access all of the great resources provided for your spiritual development.
We Will Win
The ultimate outcome of this war in which we live has already been won. Christ has done a finished work on the cross. He has disarmed darkness, taken back the keys to death and hell and seated Himself at the right hand of the Father.
We will win! This is the rally cry of the Flower Mound High School football team. This year, they are being led by a new coach who is developing a mindset of victory. Following several years of heavy defeats and losing seasons, even Matthew had begun to lose his love for the sport. When Coach Basil arrived on the scene things began to shift.
Matthew went from "I'm not sure it's worth it," to shouts of "we will win."
I've thought a lot about how that happened.
Coach showed up rather quiet and observant in the initial days. He spent some time getting to know them and began to develop his team and his strategy. He addressed their mindset first. They felt like losers. He began to declare they were winners. Then he set about conditioning their body for endurance. He aligned them as a team in positions of strength. He made them push themselves beyond their prior limits and then he surrounded them with words of courage and shouts of victory.
At first, when Matthew shared the rally cry, he kind of shrugged his shoulders. He thought the rally cry was a little optimistic. He's a leader - so he shouted "we will win" among the loudest - demonstrating his willingness to try. Slowly, day by day and practice by practice, he began to believe.
This week Matthew came to my Equip class called #squareup. (Even if you didn't get to attend, you can watch by clicking here.) I wanted him to share about his perspective on how to fight cancer and what square up meant to him on the football field. He began to share his story and experience of coming up against an enemy, preparing himself for battle and finally engaging face to face - hit to hit.
As he shared, I could hear the prophetic bent to his voice. He was talking about football, but I was hearing a war cry. (Here's a clip from Matthew's comments.)
We will win!
We will win!
We will win!
The ultimate outcome of this war in which we live has already been won. Christ has done a finished work on the cross. He has disarmed darkness, taken back the keys to death and hell and seated Himself at the right hand of the Father.
For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? I John 5:4-5
Therefore, we can square up with this victory. We can come into alignment with His plans, purpose and strategies for our lives. We can be resolute in the declaration of our faith and we can rest in His presence while He wars for us.
We can have a mindset of victory.
We must.
The Jaguars won the season opener by a whopping score of 65-14. I have to admit it's a lot more fun to win than to lose. But this week, they faced a different level of opponent. They fought hard but came away with a loss of 16-23.
Just like our spiritual war, it seems some days the enemy gets the upper hand. Just as we stretch out and take a breath, it seems we stumble or fall. What seemed within our reach slips between our fingers.
This is when we find out what we really believe.
This is when we become a real warriors.
This is when we firm up our own mindset of victory.
Whether you enjoyed the throes of victory or faced a set back of your own this week, you can fight on with confidence because #wewin.
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. I Corinthians 15:57
Thrive with Strengths
Discover and invest in your innate talents and strengths so you can develop healthier relationships, make better decisions and grow into a more effective leader.
This week I had the best experience.
I had a Strengths Coaching Session with Dr. Joanna Wiesinger of Thrive with Strengths.
Joanna is a Gallup Strengths Coach, speaker, author, and PhD chemist. She’s not only smart, beautiful and creative - she’s one of the most inspiring people I’ve worked with. She is a passionate, insightful teacher and mentor.
Joanna is helping me discover and invest in my innate talents and strengths so I can develop healthier relationships, make better decisions and grow into a more effective leader.
I find I am able to grow faster, wiser and with greater impact, when I’ve taken the time and money to invest in my personal growth through a coaching experience.
Maybe that’s why I’m so passionate about mentoring. When you connect with someone who is an expert in their field, has a passion to help you go to the next level and is trustworthy, you have found a treasure.
Do you want to be a more effective leader?
You too can schedule an individual coaching session with Joanna or a workshop for your team here.
You can connect with her on LinkedIn and you can also watch her recent TEDx talk on the topic of attracting and retaining best talent in the market place here.
Joanna helps leaders and their teams find the right conditions to THRIVE WITH STRENGTHS daily for greater impact.
What are your strengths?
What Great Leaders Do to Win the Fight for Talent.
“When working with individuals, I design sessions to help my clients see the power of their inherent talents and how they can grow them into bona fide strengths. Once they recognize their unique “superpowers,” I help aim their strengths for greater contribution to others .”
Here are my CliftonStrengths Top 10 Results
Strategic
Relator
Individualization
Maximizer
Activator
Belief
Futuristic
Positivity
Empathy
Ideation