Fearing

FEAR NOT

"you shall be hated of all men for my name's sake but there shall not an hair of your head perish. In your patience possess ye your souls . . . 

there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;

Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

We hear a scream and instantly, without conscious thought, our autonomic nervous system sends a signal from our senses to the fear center of the brain, the amygdala. 

Hormones such as cortisol and adrenaline jump-start our body -- the heart starts to race, breathing comes more quickly and sweat breaks out. We're ready to flee or fight.

People are hard-wired to respond to danger.

A split second later, through an entirely different channel, more information arrives in the brain, and we must decide: Is the threat real? We decide, we act, and after the threat is over, our system calms down. Problem solved. We're back to normal.

Chronic fear can cripple rational thought and cause long-term health issues . . .  if we're on constant guard, stress begins to take its toll. First, we don't think as clearly, with fear overcoming our ability to reason.

Other parts of the brain can activate, such as the fronto-striatal-thalamic brain circuit, which triggers obsessive thinking, or the anterior cingulate cortex, which can put us in a constant state of alertness.  - Sandee LaMotte

Fear is a complex psychophysiological emotional experience that results in alterations in mood, temperament, motivation and personality, over time, the chronic experience of fear can morph into serious psychological distress that eventually may develop into a mental disorder. - 

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Foolish

HE WILL RETURN !!!

JESUS SAID:

"I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there you may be also."

"be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour . . . there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,

and saying, 

Where is the promise 

of his coming?

be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance." - PETER

Scoffers !!!

"at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him."

THE FOOLISH !!!

"the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out."

"while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and 

the door was shut!!!!"

This word foolish . . .

Today I didn't want 

to hear NOTHING !!!

Do you ever 

have those days?

God grabs you by the scruff of your neck and say GET UP YOU . . . lol

So funny

Joshua 7:10

And the Lord said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face?

Matthew 25:5

While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

GET THEE UP !!!

Do I have a urgency 

about the things of God?

"The night is far spent, 

the day is at hand: 

let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light."

I'm not preaching to you my friend I'm just sharing this "swift kick in the butt" that I myself am getting

I DONT WANT TO BE 

"THE FOOLISH" . . . 

"the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our 

lamps are gone out."

It's not just 

that they slept

It's not even that their 

lamps went out 

They were not

PREPARED !!!

JESUS SAID:

"take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares."

UNAWARES !!!!

FOOLISH !!!

Yes I gotta pay these bills . . . but am I so caught up - 'overcharged'?

VISA lol

I'm not drunk but am I so busy with the 'cares of this life'?

Thank you Lord 

Please help me

#923

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Hindered

WHEN PREFERENCES ARE

ELEVATED ABOVE GODS WORD

Psalms 66:18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me.

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Comfort and convenience have replaced the specific commands of God so that obedience is unpopular and unfettered "freedom" is the order of the day.

The primary expression of this "lawlessness" is seen in the breakdown of biblical family.

"I'm not comfortable with marriage" says the young urban professional, "it's not compatible with my professional goals".

To which the youth pastor replies:

"But God's word commands sexual abstinence" . . .

"Ya but I don't agree with that, my roommate and I have agreed to 'see' other people of whatever gender we choose as long as we keep each other informed".

It has become extremely 'uncomfortable' for the youth pastor. He must find a way to:

(a) drop the subject and move on to a more 'pleasant' subject like

"so how's your career doing?"

The youth pastor cannot 'afford' to let the word get out that his church is against fornication and homosexuality, that may play mess us attendance and totally derail the budget and the 5 year 'growth plan'.

(b) tenaciously double down and "earnestly contend for the faith" quoting multiple scriptures that teach "sound doctrine".

The above scenario may help explain the following quote from a recent Barna study:

"the church no longer functions with the cultural authority it held in times past. These are unique days for the church in America"

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One hindrance to our prayers may be our 'preference' for comfort and convenience rather than the clear commands of scripture.

1 John 5:21 

"Little children, keep 

yourselves from idols."

Amen.

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