Living Grace Foursquare Church
The Habit of a Calm Mind
Series: Godly Habits for a Mentally Fit Life Sermon Title: The Habit of a Calm Mind In 2019, 2 out of 3 Americans said they were anxious or extremely anxious. Since the Pandemic, well, you know. One study shows that 91% of high school or college students have significant amounts of anxiety caused by stress. Is it possible to consistently overcome anxiety? How? Join us Sunday was we continue in our series on the Godly Habits for Mental Fitness! Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
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Living Grace Foursquare Church
3646 N Rancho Dr, Las Vegas, NV 89130, USA
Sunday 8:30 AM
Sunday 10:30 AM
You humble yourself before the Lord, get serious about reading the Bible, start praying, sacrificing and serving; you can expect a counterpunch from the enemy!
a. We may not be able to prevent anxious thoughts from entering our minds, but we can practice the right response.
b. Not all anxiety is a sin, it's a symptom or a signal.
c. Anxiety (like anger) itself is not a sin; rather, it can be a natural response to life's challenges.
1. However, allowing anxiety to prevent you from trusting God or acting in accordance with His will is sinful.
"it's been found that 12 minutes of daily focused prayer over an eight week period can change the brain to such an extent that it can be measured on a brain scan."
Not only does prayer touch the heart of God, but prayer changes the brain.
a. It's the part of the brain wired for survival.
b. Our amygdala needs a little help from another thing that God gave us called the Prefrontal Cortex.
The amygdala is all panic.
The prefrontal cortex is all logic.
The issue with the amygdala is it always responds according to life’s pre-programming or experience.
c. The word in scripture most often translated as anxiety is the word merimnao.
This word literally means dwelling or pondering on fearful or anxious thoughts. It’s an image of meditating on the negative.
In other words, some of us, we are training our brains to be anxious.
Other times, it’s wait. Don’t go. Don’t do anything. Be still.