My new book should be out in a couple weeks. It's a collection of stories written over the past few years compiled together as part of my on-going journey with God; I'll keep you posted!
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Future Events Imagined
What are you afraid of? If you're anything like me, give me enough paper, and I could fill it with my responses to that question. I heard this acronym once about fear ... it's Future Events Imagined as Real. That sums up most of my fear. How about you? We get so caught up in the "what if" syndrome. Many people I speak with tell me that if they could conquer fear, their life would change dramatically. If most of our fears are really anxiety about events in the future, that haven't happened yet, then there must be a way to eliminate or at least minimize their effect on our lives, right? Yes. The Apostle Paul wrote, "demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ." (2 Corinthians 10:5) When those fears arise, immediately recognize that they are anxieties about future events, take them captive, and submit them to Christ. Denounce them, don't agree with the illusion of the potential outcome. Life is happening all around you, this day, in this moment. Don't give up your life today fixated on future events. This exercise takes practice, but it does work. Try it. You have nothing to lose, and so much to gain. Brendan Francis wrote, "many of our fears are tissue-paper-thin, and a single courageous step would carry us clear through them."
Greg Tutwiler, CCLC, BCPC
Scripture verses are from the NIV unless otherwise indicated.
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Greg Tutwiler is a Certified Christian Life Coach (CCLC) a Board Certified Pastoral Counselor (BCPC), a member of the AACC and UNTCI, an Affiliate Coach, Discipleship Coach and Coach Trainer, with Blueprint For Life Institute, an ordained minister with UNTC, and co-founder of EveryManAlive ministry and TrueLife Church. Greg is also the author of the books, "Stand Your Ground," available at Amazon.com, Passages, and The Transformational Life Journal. You can visit his web site at www.freedomliving.org, or email him at coach@freedomliving.org. |
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