A Song for the Fearful (5 of 7)
Series: Summer Playlist
Josh Malone
Psalm 56
Illus.- When I was in 8th grade I was the VP of the FFA. - Big meeting in front of school once a year - The president resigned and I had to lead the meeting - It was the only meeting I lead all year - Weird emotions - ''Wow!-- Uh Oh!''--They say the fear of public speaking is the top fear. Glossophobia- The fear of speaking in public.
Now days we have a name for every fear. Listen to some of these fears...
Acrophobia- Fear of heights; Verminophobia- Fear of germs; Anthrophobia- Fear of flowers; Bibliophobia- Fear of books; Scolionophobia- fear of school; Octophobia- Fear of the figure 8; Phobophobia- Fear of phobias.
We all struggle with fear. I don't mean the normal healthy fear of being in a burning building, so you get out of the burning building. Rather, fear that paralyzes you and keeps you from walking by faith. It manifests itself at times in worry and anxiety... stressing out over stuff.
''What if I lose my job.'' ''What if if I run out of money.'' ''What if he/she leaves me.'' ''What if I never get married.'' ''What if I'm alone for the rest of my life.'' ''What if my children leave me.''
Fear is one of the first spiritually paralyzing emotions we see in the Bible... in Gen. 3:10 we see Adam respond to God's calling for him after he had sinned... ''And he said, 'I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.''' (good fear of God keeps you from sinning, this fear kept Adam from God)
Let's be real though... the world is a SCARY PLACE. Bad things happen. Pain happens. People do leave people. People do hurt people. People lose jobs, lose homes, get sick, etc.
Illus.- It seems we know the world is a scary place from the moment we enter it. I remember when Cannon was born, before we see him... we heard him. He's screaming and crying. Why? Is he sad? Is he happy? He's was afraid. Everything's different. What's ...
Series: Summer Playlist
Josh Malone
Psalm 56
Illus.- When I was in 8th grade I was the VP of the FFA. - Big meeting in front of school once a year - The president resigned and I had to lead the meeting - It was the only meeting I lead all year - Weird emotions - ''Wow!-- Uh Oh!''--They say the fear of public speaking is the top fear. Glossophobia- The fear of speaking in public.
Now days we have a name for every fear. Listen to some of these fears...
Acrophobia- Fear of heights; Verminophobia- Fear of germs; Anthrophobia- Fear of flowers; Bibliophobia- Fear of books; Scolionophobia- fear of school; Octophobia- Fear of the figure 8; Phobophobia- Fear of phobias.
We all struggle with fear. I don't mean the normal healthy fear of being in a burning building, so you get out of the burning building. Rather, fear that paralyzes you and keeps you from walking by faith. It manifests itself at times in worry and anxiety... stressing out over stuff.
''What if I lose my job.'' ''What if if I run out of money.'' ''What if he/she leaves me.'' ''What if I never get married.'' ''What if I'm alone for the rest of my life.'' ''What if my children leave me.''
Fear is one of the first spiritually paralyzing emotions we see in the Bible... in Gen. 3:10 we see Adam respond to God's calling for him after he had sinned... ''And he said, 'I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.''' (good fear of God keeps you from sinning, this fear kept Adam from God)
Let's be real though... the world is a SCARY PLACE. Bad things happen. Pain happens. People do leave people. People do hurt people. People lose jobs, lose homes, get sick, etc.
Illus.- It seems we know the world is a scary place from the moment we enter it. I remember when Cannon was born, before we see him... we heard him. He's screaming and crying. Why? Is he sad? Is he happy? He's was afraid. Everything's different. What's ...
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