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Why are we all so afraid?

October 11th · Corinne Mannes
Control the Controllable

"Control the controllable" means change what you can and let go of the .

When we try to control what we can't, it's a recipe for out-of-control .

In 2026 we have unlimited information and an unlimited number of .

We've got 100 spinning above our heads.

Honestly, we've all gone a bit .


Driven by Fear

Our lives are driven by .

Voices everywhere are trying to us out for our attention.

The root of all anxiety is our fear of .


Can Worry Change Anything?

"Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be."

Psalm 139:16

God knows exactly how many each of us has.

Who of us, by worrying, can guarantee a perfect ?


A Deep Breath of Surrender

At our limits, we come face to face with our own .

What we really need is a deep breath of .

We clutch our fears and hold them , afraid to let go.


Why Are We So Afraid?

We ask God: why are we all so ?

His gentle answer: you don't really who I am.

We see a world by sin and blame the Artist.


Show Me Your Glory

"Moses said, 'Now show me your glory.' And the Lord replied, 'I will make all my goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim my name, the Lord, in your presence.'"

Exodus 33:18–19

The Hebrew word for glory means or substance.

When Moses asked who God was, He answered: I am .

"Jesus is the visible image of the invisible God. For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through him God reconciled everything to himself, making peace through his blood on the cross."

Colossians 1:15, 19–20

We have what Moses didn't: don't look around, look at .

To know if God can be trusted, look at the .


Only a Shadow

Would you rather be hit by a bus or by its ?

Jesus took the full of death; we only face the shadow.

So we don't mourn like those who have no .


The Exchange: Fear for Peace

"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid."

John 14:27

Give God your fears and make the .

What He gives back is .


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