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Too Many People are controlled by Anxiety and Fear.
People are afraid to go out at night.
We lock our doors all the time.
Article - TP that teens don’t believe they would graduate HS without being a victim of violence.
After Katrina - placed a trailer for them … women had terror in her eyes
Jesus teaches that worry will keep us from reaching our potential
What is Anxiety?
nervousness or agitation, often about something that is going to happen
a subject or concern that causes worry
a state of intense apprehension or fear of real or imagined danger, manifested physiologically as increased heart rate, sweating, trembling, weakness, and stomach or intestinal discomfort
Anxiety can be a Realistic Concern
Anxiety can become Intense and Irrational
Worrying comes when we turn from God and shift the burdens of our lives onto ourselves and assume, at least by our actions and attitudes, that we alone are responsible for handling problems.
Instead of acknowledging God’s sovereignty and power, many of us slip into sinful self-reliance and preoccupation with our own life pressures.
What are some Causes of Anxiety?
It seems like it usually comes from THREAT, CONFLICT, FEAR, UNMET NEEDS, PHYSIOLOGY, AND BELIEFS
Anxiety can come from Threat
Threat can come from physical danger.
soldiers returning, crime,
Threat can come against our Self Esteem.
We don’t want to be embarrassed.
Threat can come from the threat of Separation - Loss leaves us feeling sad and uncertain.
Anxiety can come from Conflict
Most of us want to avoid conflict.
Conflict happens when to opposites apply pressure to you at the same time.
a. Approach-Approach Conflict: The conflict is over the tendency to pursue two desirable goals that are not compatible at the same time.
(two dinner invitations at the same time and you want to do both)
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Approach-Avoidance Conflict: The desire is to both do something and to not do it.
(Take a promotion because we need more money, but are afraid of the change; buy something we want, but don’t really want to spend the money for) RS in Best Buy
c. Avoidance-Avoidance Conflict: both options may be unpleasant.
(living with a painful illness vs. having a painful surgery)
Anxiety can come from Fear - Irrational Beliefs
Anxiety can come from Unmet Needs
Survival / security / intimacy / significance / self fulfillment /
Anxiety can come from Physiology
Some people seem to be wired to worry.
Anxiety can also come from Our Belief About God
Beliefs are key.
If God is an all knowing, all powerful and loving God, who forgives sin, we can trust him with our security.
If he is not, we will be anxious.
PAUL GIVES US 10 WAYS TO OVERCOME WORRY AND ANXIETY
1. Learn to Rejoice (Phil 4:4)
Means to be well or thrive.
Our inner attitudes impact our outer behavior.
We will encounter situations in which we cannot be happy, but we can always rejoice and thrive or be well in the Lord.
Paul is not telling us to put on a fake smile like we do in church; he is telling us to have genuine joy, which is possible only “in the Lord.”
It is only through our relationship with God that we find joy in the middle of pain, suffering, persecution, and sorrow.
2. Exhibit Gentleness or Consideration Toward Others (Phil.
4:5)
Epieikes refers to a spirit that is reasonable, fair-minded, and charitable.
It describes someone willing to yield his or her own rights to show consideration and gentleness to others.
3. Determine to Obey God - God says not to Worry (Phil 4:6; Matt 6:25-34)
Worrying is bad because it is a subtle form of distrust in God.
When we worry, we are saying that we don’t trust that God will provide or we doubt that he cares or that he can’t handle our situation.
This leads to a helpless, hopeless feeling that causes us to be paralyzed.
Jesus said to …
“Like anybody, I would like to live a long life.
Longevity has its place.
But I’m not concerned about that now.
I just want to do God’s will.
And He’s allowed me to go up to the mountain.
I’ve looked over, and I’ve seen the Promised Land.
I may not get there with you, but … I’m happy tonight.
I’m not worried about anything.
I’m not fearing any man.”
Martin Luther King, Jr., from an address given the night before he died
4. We Need to Really Pray (Phil 4:6)
Prayer is talking and listening to God.
Prayer Combats Worry by Allowing us to offload stress onto God
No request is too big for God nor too small for the Lord.
We need to bring everything to the Lord.
Presenting our needs to him does not guarantee that God will say yes to every prayer.
Jesus prayed that the cup might be taken from him, but it wasn’t; Paul prayed that the thorn in the flesh might be removed, but God chose to work through Paul despite his problem.
God always answers prayer - it might not be the answer we want.
Examples of God answering prayer Matt 7:7; Ps 91:15; ISA 65:24; 58:9; John 15:7; Ex 15:24-25; Judges 6:39-40; 1 Kings 18:37-38
5. God will give us Peace and Protect Our Minds (Phil 4:7)
If we will Pray, God will give us peace.
True peace is not found in positive thinking, in absence of conflict, or in good feelings; it comes from knowing that God is in control.
We are given peace with God when we believe (Romans 5:1), and then have the inner quiet of the peace of God as we daily walk with him.
The Peace that Jesus Gives, will Guard your thoughts.
Guard is a military term that means to surround and protect a city.
The Philippians, living in a garrison town, were familiar with the Roman guards who maintained watch, guarding the city from any outside attack.
God’s peace is like soldiers surrounding believers’ hearts and minds (that is, emotions and thoughts), securing them against threatening and harmful outside forces.
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We must Focus Our Thoughts (Phil 4:8)
With the word finally, he is saying that “it follows then” that if one is to have this inner peace from God and maintain a life free of worry, then certain steps must be taken, notably in his or her thoughts.
Paul knew that a person’s thoughts determine who that person is, his or her attitudes, and how he or she acts toward others.
We are to focus on whatever is TRUE
We are to focus on whatever is HONORABLE
We are to focus on whatever is RIGHT
We are to focus on whatever is PURE
We are to focus on whatever is LOVELY
We are to focus on whatever is ADMIRABLE
We are to focus on whatever is EXCELLENT
We are to focus on whatever is WORTHY OF PRAISE
7. We Need to Focus on GODLY BEHAVIOR (Phil 4:9)
First we Must AVOID SIN
Second We Must Fellowship with Other Believers (Connect Group)
8. We Must Change Our Focus from OURSELVES to OTHERS (Phil 4:10)
As we get our minds off of our problems by helping others, our anxiety decreases.
9. We must Learn to be CONTENT (Phil 4:11)
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