Fear? Not! - Living a Life in Bold Confidence

<p>Take a deep breath and be encouraged, strengthed, re-centered...listen to this message and rethink fear and worry from the life of Nehemiah - the truth of God's Word. Learn the secret to a life truly centered and strengthed in lasting peace of mind and bold confidence no matter what your circumstances.</p> <p>From <a href='https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Nehemiah+5%3A1-6%3A19&version=ESV'>Nehemiah 5:1-6:19</a></p> <p>"Who is the least creative, least remarkable, least inventive person you can think of...I’ll save you some time...Satan. Satan is.</p> <p>Solomon wrote, “there is nothing new under the sun” in response to his ponderings about the repetitive and seemingly meaninglessness of life – because aside from God’s creative power and inspiration, it’s always going to be business as usual and any of our efforts will eventually cycle into routine and meaningless pursuits outside of the newness and redemption that God brings.</p> <p>God on the other hand – infinitely creative, original, awesome so much so that not only does God create the fascinating diversity of nature - from the massive </p> <p>He is intimately involved in our lives allowing for our personalities, blessing us with intelligence and creativity and giving us a never-ending supply of love attentive to our needs in the most effective ways possible.</p> <p>His ways are not our ways – they are higher and more profound</p> <p>His mercies are new every morning – they don’t wear out and repeat boringly</p> <p>He supplies out of the abundance of his riches – which never end</p> <p>Above all we could ask or imagine, God is making a way, providing, supplying, preparing, creating...</p> <p>Are you with me?</p> <p>Ok.</p> <p>To the extent that God almighty, the creator of the universe is ingenious in new ways to love and draw us together Satan is cliché in his unoriginal tactics...and yet, over and again, we fall for them.</p> <p>Like that fun uncle who gets you with his, “Hey, what’s that on your shirt...” (boops your