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.