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It is natural for a person over the course of life to go through periods of worry. For some, it is temporary. For others, it becomes more constant. We're speaking about the matter of anxiety and concern. When a person is worried about the future, about what may happen next, he often has good reasons. For one, it may be financial struggles. for another issues in marriage. Others may deal with issues in marriage. Others may deal with challenges of fertility, housing, or any of the countless personal struggles that life brings. Even someone for whom everything is going well may still be anxious. Will the situation last or will things suddenly change? These worries can settle in the heart like a bubble that grows and grows until the person no longer feels at peace. living instead under pressure and sadness. In the verse before us, King Solomon In the verse before us, King Solomon gives us guidance on how to deal with worries, how to break free from them and enter into a life of lasting joy. As is his way, Solomon speaks in very few but very precise words, words that require us to look deeply. He says, "Worry in a man's heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad." Notice that he does not say worry in a man's mind, but rather in a man's heart. The mind is where thoughts and rational
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- 0:00It is natural for a person over the course of life to go through periods of…
- 3:37anxiety over and over in his heart without release, he unknowingly builds layer upon layer until…
- 7:15you. Scripture says salvation comes with many counselors. No matter how smart you are, there are…
- 10:48bring joy and strength. So far, we've seen how to lower anxiety by removing it from…
- 14:21in the hands of heaven except the fear of heaven. meaning my behavior, my moral choices,…
- 18:32four-letter name, and the divine name of judgment, Elohim, meaning power, mastery, are one and the…
- 22:09in your mind. Don't allow it to inflate. Distract yourself. Refuse to entertain those dark imaginations.…
- 25:44green. Therefore says the remark, if a person wants to return to the pleasant experiences of…
- 29:22meaning not explicitly kabala. The Mishna asks what is the straight path a person should choose.…
- 33:05your spirit. In fact there are countries where the winters are very long and depression rates…
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