In this episode we talk about guarding against placing our trust just in the means by which God speaks to us and moves in our lives instead of in God Himself. It can be easy to put our hope in a method or formula, but we must remember that it is God who worked through those things in the first place, and our hope must always remain in Him and not in the methods by which He worked.

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Scriptures used:

1 Samuel 4:1-4
Exodus 25:21-22
Psalm 139:7-10
Joshua 3:14-17
Joshua 6:1-7
1 Samuel 4:5-9
1 Samuel 4:10-11
1 Kings 18
1 Samuel 5
Psalm 46:1
Psalm 91:4
Psalm 34:18
Psalm 30:11
Proverbs 3:5-6
Psalm 127:1
Proverbs 21:31
Psalm 33:16-19
Psalm 44:5-6
Psalm 121:1-2
Psalm 62:5-6 Support the show If you feel so led, you can support the podcast by clicking HERE or by clicking the "Support the show" button above. I Just Want to Talk about the Bible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, which means that any donations made are tax-deductible. Thank you so much for giving as the Lord leads!

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62. Trust the Lord, not the means

Everything we discuss on this podcast is in some way connected to the Scriptures and will hopefully encourage you with your walk with the Lord.

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Buddhism

Hinduism

Judaism

Islam

In this episode we take a look at Romans 6 and how to walk in freedom from sin.

Other episodes referenced in this one:
Episode 14: Our funeral leads to our freedom
Episode 83: The lie of anxiety and the grace for today

Scriptures referenced:
Romans 5:20-21
Romans 6:1-23
Colossians 2:11-12
Matthew 28:18-20
2 Corinthians 5:17
Genesis 4:6-7
Galatians 5:22-23
Romans 12:2
Proverbs 29:25
Proverbs 27:6
2 Peter 1:3-4
Philippians 2:12
Ephesians 4:22-24
Titus 2:11-14
Genesis 3:1-6
Philippians 4:13
John 15:5
Hebrews 13:5
Romans 8:38-39
Galatians 2:21
Proverbs 14:12
Philippians 4:6-9
2 Timothy 2:20-21
Ephesians 2:8-9
Ephesians 6:12
Matthew 6:11
Matthew 6:34
Psalm 68:19
Galatians 5:16

**CORRECTIONS/CLARIFICATIONS**
One of the times I read Romans 6:6 I accidentally said that our old self was crucified "in" him. The text says our old self was crucified "with" him. The other times I read it I said it correctly. Support the show If you feel so led, you can support the podcast by clicking HERE or by clicking the "Support the show" button above. I Just Want to Talk about the Bible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, which means that any donations made are tax-deductible. Thank you so much for giving as the Lord leads!

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85. Dead to sin

Today we talk about a facet of self-control that we all need each and every day.

Other episodes referenced in this one:
Episode 72: A sacrifice of praise
Episode 82: Do not despise the time in between
Episode 83: The lie of anxiety and the grace for today

Scriptures referenced:
Galatians 5:22-23
2 Corinthians 10:5
Romans 12:2
Ephesians 3:14-21
Matthew 7:7-8
Psalm 107:6
Psalm 118:5
Romans 8:9
Galatians 5:16
Ephesians 5:18
Isaiah 40:28-31
Matthew 11:28-30
Titus 2:11-14
James 1:20
Philippians 4:13
Daniel 1:7
Daniel 3:13-18
2 Peter 1:3-4
John 15:4-5
James 1:2-4
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Psalm 34:1-3
Psalm 4:6-7
Psalm 16:11
John 14:27
Philippians 4:6-7
Matthew 4:1-11
John 5:17

**CORRECTIONS/CLARIFICATIONS**

At one point I refer to the "temptation to think and feel". I meant to say "temptation to think or feel something" (implying something contrary to the Word of God). Obviously, there is nothing intrinsically wrong with thinking and feeling. God Himself thinks and feels. Rather, the point is what we are thinking about and if our feelings are godly. Support the show If you feel so led, you can support the podcast by clicking HERE or by clicking the "Support the show" button above. I Just Want to Talk about the Bible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, which means that any donations made are tax-deductible. Thank you so much for giving as the Lord leads!

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84. Emotional self-control

Today we look at what exactly it is that anxiety is trying to get us to do when it strikes and how to resist it.  And we also talk about how God gives us everything we need for today.

Other episodes mentioned in this one:
Episode 21: I never knew you
Episode 24: The Gospel

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Scriptures referenced:
Matthew 6:34
Philippians 4:6-9
Isaiah 50:4
Proverbs 6:6-11
Psalm 56:3
Isaiah 26:3
Galatians 5:22-23
Luke 12:7
Psalm 23
1 Corinthians 10:13
Philippians 4:11-13
2 Corinthians 12:8-9
Ephesians 3:14-21
Psalm 107:6, 13, 19, 28
John 10:14
Hebrews 13:5
Matthew 6:33
Philippians 4:19
Psalm 19:1
Romans 1:20
2 Timothy 1:7
Luke 12:25-26
Matthew 24:35
Ephesians 1:17-18 Support the show If you feel so led, you can support the podcast by clicking HERE or by clicking the "Support the show" button above. I Just Want to Talk about the Bible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, which means that any donations made are tax-deductible. Thank you so much for giving as the Lord leads!

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83. The lie of anxiety and the grace for today

Today we discuss how circumstances we may see as unpleasant may actually be preparatory and how the Lord is developing humility in us.

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Scriptures referenced:
Numbers 13-14
Deuteronomy 8
Romans 8:28
James 4:6
Psalm 127:1
Genesis 37; 39-50
2 Samuel 5:3-5 (note also 2 Samuel 2:1-4)
Psalm 27:13
Proverbs 2
James 1:5

**CORRECTION**
When I said chapter 29 verse 21 I meant chapter 39 verse 21. Support the show If you feel so led, you can support the podcast by clicking HERE or by clicking the "Support the show" button above. I Just Want to Talk about the Bible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, which means that any donations made are tax-deductible. Thank you so much for giving as the Lord leads!

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82. Do not despise the time in between

Today we continue our discussion about spiritual warfare and look at one particular title of the enemy's that reveals how he operates.

Other episodes mentioned in this one:
Episode 79: Satan was in Eden too
Episode 80: Do not give in to fear!

Scriptures referenced:

2 Timothy 1:7
James 4:6-7
1 Peter 5:8-9
1 John 4:1
Matthew 4:1-11
Luke 4:13
Genesis 3:1-6
Ephesians 6:10-11, 16
Romans 8:1
Revelation 12:10
Philippians 4:6
1 Thessalonians 5:18
Romans 8:37
2 Kings 6:17
John 15:5
Psalm 127:1

**CLARIFICATIONS**

I mentioned how the enemy tempted Jesus after Jesus had fasted forty days. Luke 4:1-2 says, "And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry." It's possible based on this passage that the enemy tempted Jesus not only at the end of the forty days, but also during the forty days. Nevertheless, it doesn't undermine, diminish, or change the point that the enemy struck at a moment of vulnerability. Support the show If you feel so led, you can support the podcast by clicking HERE or by clicking the "Support the show" button above. I Just Want to Talk about the Bible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, which means that any donations made are tax-deductible. Thank you so much for giving as the Lord leads!

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62. Trust the Lord, not the means

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