Fear and Anxiety (2)

Opening Prayer

Recap

1SAM17...

Frozen in Fear or Accepting the Challenge

2 things that will keep you (Frozen in Fear)

1. Identity Crisis-they forgot who they were and who’s they were

2. Theological Crisis-they forgot who God was....

Accepting God’s Challenge

David acknowledged God as God (1SAM26)

Reframed his identity based on his relationship with God (1SAM33-37)

He understood that God gave him everything he needed (1SAM38-40)(Anxiety)

Anxiety

Anxiety

Anxiety is a constant fearful state, accompanied by a feeling of unrest, dread, or worry. The person may not be aware of what is creating the fear.•

Anxiety is aroused by a number of factors:—

external situations (viewing the nightly news, a fast-paced lifestyle)—

physical well-being (lack of sleep, blood sugar imbalance)—

modeling (parents who were highly anxious)—

trauma (in situations that may be similar to experiences of the past that caused great pain)•

Anxiety’s symptoms can include inability to relax, tense feelings, rapid heartbeat, dry mouth, increased blood pressure, jumpiness or feeling faint, excessive perspiring, feeling clammy, constant anticipation of trouble, and constant feeling of uneasiness.

Fear causing deferment

God will

Call

Characterize for Clarify

Commission

Ex 3:1-5 “Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb. And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I. And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.”

Ex 3:6-10 “Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God. And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites. Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them. Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.”

Moses suffered like the children of Israel with the two crisis’s

Identity Crisis - who he was

Ex 3:11-12 “And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt? And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.”

Theological Crisis - who God is

Ex 3:13-15 “And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them? And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.”

God answers what should be the last question

Ex 4:1-12..

Fatal error for Moses and his seed is found in Ex 4:13 “And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.”