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March 4, 2022
Defeating Anxiety and Fear
Anxiety is becoming epidemic in our nation. Many of us have suffered fear, isolation, and some level of loss during the pandemic but some 40% of Generation Z report having anxiety. Anxiety is a strong emotion—a mixture of worry, doubt, and fear—but at its root is a lack of faith. A weekly routine of taking time to fellowship with the Lord and read His Word increases faith and will help fear and anxiety melt away.
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Anxiety is becoming epidemic in our nation. Maybe you or loved ones suffer
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from it. Let me share just a little tip that just might help you find the peace
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you are looking for. Welcome to this week's Shabbat Shalom devotional. When I
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just try to share a little thought of inspiration and bring a little peace to
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the close of your very busy week. You know the stress of the pandemic and its
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aftermath has really left us all reeling. Many have suffered from loss, from
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00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:40,840
grief, from isolation, from some level of loss in their life. We've also all
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suffered fear, not knowing even who to believe or what to do. A recent survey of
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adults in the United States revealed that over 30% of them have suffered from
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some level of anxiety due to COVID and those are just the ones that admitted it.
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Another study showed that the younger generation suffer higher anxiety levels
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than the older. So the millennials have more anxiety than the boomers and in
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generation Z they have the highest rates almost 40% of generation Z are
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suffering from anxiety. So what is anxiety? Well it's a very strong emotion and
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it's a bit of a mix of worry, fear and just doubt. Ultimately, fear is a lack of
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faith. So to get rid of fear we need to build up our faith and perhaps even
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exercise it to make it stronger. It may take a little bit of discipline and
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commitment but it can be so beneficial to our spiritual health. So one simple
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thing we can all do is to begin a weekly cycle of taking time to rest and
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reflect on God. Take time this weekend to pray, to read the Bible and learn more
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00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:13,360
about Him and His wonderful promises for you. The more you learn about Him, the
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greater is your faith and you will find those fears just melting away. Start with
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Psalm 34 verse 4 it says this, I sought the Lord and He heard me and delivered
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me from all my fears. I already feel those fears and anxieties melting away and
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I hope you do too. So with that thought I want to wish you Shabbat Shalom.
00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,480
Anxiety is becoming epidemic in our nation. Maybe you or loved ones suffer
2
00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:11,640
from it. Let me share just a little tip that just might help you find the peace
3
00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:17,520
you are looking for. Welcome to this week's Shabbat Shalom devotional. When I
4
00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:22,360
just try to share a little thought of inspiration and bring a little peace to
5
00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:27,760
the close of your very busy week. You know the stress of the pandemic and its
6
00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:34,040
aftermath has really left us all reeling. Many have suffered from loss, from
7
00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:40,840
grief, from isolation, from some level of loss in their life. We've also all
8
00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:47,160
suffered fear, not knowing even who to believe or what to do. A recent survey of
9
00:00:47,160 --> 00:00:52,920
adults in the United States revealed that over 30% of them have suffered from
10
00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:57,640
some level of anxiety due to COVID and those are just the ones that admitted it.
11
00:00:57,640 --> 00:01:03,960
Another study showed that the younger generation suffer higher anxiety levels
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00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:10,160
than the older. So the millennials have more anxiety than the boomers and in
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00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:17,520
generation Z they have the highest rates almost 40% of generation Z are
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00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:23,920
suffering from anxiety. So what is anxiety? Well it's a very strong emotion and
15
00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:34,080
it's a bit of a mix of worry, fear and just doubt. Ultimately, fear is a lack of
16
00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:40,280
faith. So to get rid of fear we need to build up our faith and perhaps even
17
00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:45,960
exercise it to make it stronger. It may take a little bit of discipline and
18
00:01:45,960 --> 00:01:53,960
commitment but it can be so beneficial to our spiritual health. So one simple
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00:01:53,960 --> 00:02:00,240
thing we can all do is to begin a weekly cycle of taking time to rest and
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00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:07,280
reflect on God. Take time this weekend to pray, to read the Bible and learn more
21
00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:13,360
about Him and His wonderful promises for you. The more you learn about Him, the
22
00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:20,360
greater is your faith and you will find those fears just melting away. Start with
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00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:27,680
Psalm 34 verse 4 it says this, I sought the Lord and He heard me and delivered
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00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:35,440
me from all my fears. I already feel those fears and anxieties melting away and
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I hope you do too. So with that thought I want to wish you Shabbat Shalom.
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