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Choose Your Hard In your health In your relationships With your kids With your career Same with Following God Without God = HARD With God = HARD Choose your heard   Just because all things are difficult doesn’t mean all OUTCOMES are the same value Some things, while difficult, are worth more than others We’re talking about this because of the new series… >>LOST: A WAY IN THE WILDERNESS   Being in a wilderness season is when things are abnormally… Difficult Confusing Disorienting Uphill Just plane HARD   But wilderness seasons have purpose… A WILDERNESS SEASON IS WHERE WE LEARN WHO GOD IS, HOW HE LOVES US, AND HOW WE SHOULD INTERACT WITH HIM We are looking at the story of the EXODUS The escape of the Israelite people from Egypt to the PROMISED LAND Last week was about the 10 plagues in Egypt God’s purpose for many wilderness seasons is to teach us about Himself Today, we continue that story… Egypt finally has enough of God and his people They let Israel Go They send them with riches Pharaoh has a

Key Question: What Is A Wilderness Season? A season of life where things are: Difficult Confusing Disorienting Uphill Out of the ordinary Wilderness Seasons are a MAJOR PART of the Christian Walk We anticipate them A WILDERNESS SEASON IS WHERE WE LEARN WHO GOD IS, HOW HE LOVES US, AND HOW WE SHOULD INTERACT WITH HIM   1 Peter 1:6-7 6 You rejoice in this, even though now for a short time, if necessary, you suffer grief in various trials 7 so that the proven character of your faith—more valuable than gold which, though perishable, is refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. This series is about MAKING THE MOST out of these seasons Don’t waste pain Learn what God is teaching   We will be looking at the TRUE story of the EXODUS The freeing of the people of God (Israel) from captivity in Egypt One of the most powerful stories in human history The story up to this point: Joseph 400 years in Egypt   Exodus 1:13-14 13 They worked the Israelites ruthlessly 14 and

The Anxiety Cycle Anxiety Avoidance/Obsession Short-Term Relief Long-term Anxiety Growth Over and Over….   This happens whether you are a Christian or Not But we should think of anxiety differently than the rest of the world   The Bible Has a lot to say about Anxiety and how we should face it   Some people struggle more than others We have patience and sympathy for those who do struggle Make sure you see a professional if your anxiety goes to far   Let’s start by looking at anxiety as an ACTION It’s something we do But the answer isn’t “JUST STOP WORRYING ALL THE TIME”   To STOP the action of anxiety, we must START another action 3 Counter actions to stop the Cycle of Anxiety   Counteraction #1 1: Throwing When You Want To Hold     Some of us are “ANXIETY HOARDERS” We stockpile things to worry about   This is an effort to CONTROL They are YOUR anxieties They are YOUR worries   What does Scripture say 1 Peter 5 6 Humble yourselves….   6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mi

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