The Bible Study Evangelista

Category:  Anxiety   Tag:  anxiety ,  authority ,  fear ,  justice ,  spiritual warfare ,  suffering ,  unforgiveness Fight the right battle.  You feel like you’re spinning your wheels, laboring till you’re exhausted but seeing little permanent fruit. You’re depressed that certain relationships are a perpetual painful morass. You’re frustrated that the numerous “prescriptions” of faith that you’ve tried are not working. I get it. We expend a lot of energy fighting the wrong battles, and such futility is an underlying cause of anxiety. This episode explores how to fight the right battle: how to work with the Holy Spirit for lasting peace rather than against Him. Our focus is on temporary relief, while His is on our permanent rest in Him. So we must determine to lean into the difficulties He allows and “suffer creatively,” as St. John of the Cross says.  Overview: Minutes 00:12:00 – Biblical definition of sin as destruction and ...

Category:  Anxiety   Tag:  anxiety ,  authority ,  fear ,  justice ,  spiritual warfare ,  suffering ,  unforgiveness   It may seem like an oxymoron, but rest is a discipline. The number one thing you need to know in battling anxiety is that it does not come from God. “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control” (2 Tim 1:7). Anxiety is an attack of the enemy, therefore we must close the doors of vulnerability that our unresolved experiences in life have left open. What are those doors? This episode explores the open doors and how to close them once and for all. WHAT WE DISCUSSED | SHOW NOTES Overview: Minutes 00:12:00 – Biblical rest as “one, peace, rest”–giving over, blissful relaxation–that “transcends” human understanding, meaning “to hold above, rise above, to be superior.” Minutes 12:01-24:00 –  Simple biblical command is: do not worry. Have no anxiety. Worry = “to strangl...