Healed: Anxiety

HEALED SERIES: ANXIETY
SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 2020

Anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease; typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.

Excessive uneasiness and apprehension can become a disorder, and can be accompanied by compulsive behavior or panic attacks.

The Scripture boldly instructs us, “Take every thought captive!” 

A few scientific facts:
1. 60-80 percent of visits to primary care physicians have a stress-related component.
2. 75-98 percent of mental, physical, and behavioral illnesses stem from one’s thought life.
3. We have learned more about the brain in the last 20 years than in all of history combined.
4. All toxic lifestyle habits and crimes stem from a toxic thought. 

Both God and the Devil operate on the level of thought.

The interrupting thought to an out of control mental spiral is CHOICE.

Romans 8:5 - To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace!

FAITH displaces the lie that we are not able to be free from anxiety.

The FAITH language disrupts the language of the LIE. 

Many times we try to fight a “feeling” with a “feeling”. To fight anxiety we must realize FAITH is not a feeling, it is a thought life. We can fight a thought on the level of thought.

The reason we are fruitless in overcoming anxiety is because the cares of life Jesus talked about in Matthew, rise up and choke out the Word of God that carries the promise of freedom.

Anxiety is not bigger than GOD!

Community Group Questions:
1. Have you ever been anxious about something that had a funny ending?
2. What are ways to take every thought captive?
3. What are examples of the language of Faith?

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Basics – If you are new to Life Chapel or wanting to get involved, our next Basics class is March 15th. You can text “chapelevents” to 97000 to sign up and receive more information.