Benaiah (7 of 7)
Series: IT Matters
Joey Rodgers
2 Samuel 23:20-23
When I was in 9th grade, I thought I was one tough dude - and by freshman standards I was! Few people thought of messing w/ me! I was the starting WR on the JV football who was called up to play on the varsity team a couple of times. I was an accomplished wrestler who crushed everyone I wrestled. I was the only freshman to make the varsity baseball team - and I started. I was the man! So I thought.
One day while goofing off in the gym, I thought I'd impress my friends by smarting off and talking trash to a ginormous, meat-head senior on the football team - who decided it was time someone taught me a lesson about respect. Now in 9th grade, I was 5'5'' and weighed 120 lbs. soaking wet and this guy was at least 6'4'' and weight 250 lbs. I'd like to tell you he was my Goliath and that I took him out - but that'd be untrue. No - when he took off after me, I did what any sensible, stupid smart-aleck kid would do - I ran and locked myself on the balcony so he couldn't get to me. Needless to say... not one of my prouder moments.
I was suffering from mastigophobia - fear of getting beat up.
Did you know there are over 2,000 things people are fearful of? There's claustrophobia - fear of confined spaces. Arachnophobia - fear of spiders.
The most prolific is glossophobia - the fear of public speaking. Raise your hand if you suffer from this fear. Why don't you form a line and share w/ us how you feel about it? And if you have ablutophobia - the fear of bathing - don't worry about raising your hand - we already know.
Science says we're all born w/ two fears - the fear of falling and the fear of loud noises. This means all other fears are learned and if learned then they can be unlearned.
The opposite of fear is courage. In 2 Samuel 23 we find a list of 37 amazing men known as David's Mighty Men - fearless men who basically served as David's Green Berets or Seal Team 6 - elite Israel ...
Series: IT Matters
Joey Rodgers
2 Samuel 23:20-23
When I was in 9th grade, I thought I was one tough dude - and by freshman standards I was! Few people thought of messing w/ me! I was the starting WR on the JV football who was called up to play on the varsity team a couple of times. I was an accomplished wrestler who crushed everyone I wrestled. I was the only freshman to make the varsity baseball team - and I started. I was the man! So I thought.
One day while goofing off in the gym, I thought I'd impress my friends by smarting off and talking trash to a ginormous, meat-head senior on the football team - who decided it was time someone taught me a lesson about respect. Now in 9th grade, I was 5'5'' and weighed 120 lbs. soaking wet and this guy was at least 6'4'' and weight 250 lbs. I'd like to tell you he was my Goliath and that I took him out - but that'd be untrue. No - when he took off after me, I did what any sensible, stupid smart-aleck kid would do - I ran and locked myself on the balcony so he couldn't get to me. Needless to say... not one of my prouder moments.
I was suffering from mastigophobia - fear of getting beat up.
Did you know there are over 2,000 things people are fearful of? There's claustrophobia - fear of confined spaces. Arachnophobia - fear of spiders.
The most prolific is glossophobia - the fear of public speaking. Raise your hand if you suffer from this fear. Why don't you form a line and share w/ us how you feel about it? And if you have ablutophobia - the fear of bathing - don't worry about raising your hand - we already know.
Science says we're all born w/ two fears - the fear of falling and the fear of loud noises. This means all other fears are learned and if learned then they can be unlearned.
The opposite of fear is courage. In 2 Samuel 23 we find a list of 37 amazing men known as David's Mighty Men - fearless men who basically served as David's Green Berets or Seal Team 6 - elite Israel ...
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