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Overcome Discouragement!
Philippians 3:13-14
No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not
achieved it, but I focus on this one thing:
Forgetting the past and looking forward to
what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and
receive the heavenly prize for which God,
through Christ Jesus, is calling us.
Psalm 30:9
9 “What is gained if I am silenced, if I go
down to the pit?
Will the dust praise you?
Will it proclaim your faithfulness?
It is believed that David wrote this Psalm during a
time of illness when he thought he was going to
die and he was pleading with God to extend his
life.
We can grow tired of the stresses of this life. One
day when we die, don’t we want to go to heaven?
Well, we have something that those who have
gone on before us no longer have. David
recognizes it in this Psalm.
The experience of fear involves nervous system
arousal. If your nervous system is not aroused,
you cannot experience fear. Understandably, but
unfortunately, most people attempt to cope with
feelings of fear by avoiding situations or objects
that elicit the feelings. Avoiding fear, gives fear
more power. Moreover, avoidance of fear, over
time will increase it’s power and scope over your
life.
Philippians 4:13 is often used as a promise or a
motivation that if we do our part then God will give
us what we are after. The problem is that’s not
true. God never promises all our earthly problems
will be fixed or taken away.
This verse isn’t a promise that things will go your
way. Actually, it’s quite the opposite. It’s hope in
the midst of your struggles and trials
John 16:33
“I have told you these things, so that in
me you may have peace. In this world you
will have trouble. But take heart! I have
overcome the world.”
In this episode I talk about two types of faith, one, which I refer to as basic faith. Everyone that exists has this faith. And then there is Crazy Faith. It is possible to live with one without the other. What do you mean two types of faith? Where is that in the Bible? Let me make a disclaimer: The term Crazy. Faith is not in the Bible. It is a term that I coined in 2010 when I published the book Crazy Faith: When Believing Is Not Enough. In it I share my struggles and victories with faith when I was diagnosed with terminal cancer. I learned this Crazy Faith through a personal experience and it changed my life forever. I pray the God leads you to have Crazy Faith that will take you to new places in your life.
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