Show Notes

Kept in Perfect Peace

A Step Toward Freedom

“You now have the proper tools to step into the fight and to stand your ground. There will be days when you’ll get it right. When you’ll trust in your identity as a loved son or daughter of God and when you practice gratitude–taking captive the lies of worry and replacing those thoughts with ones that are pure and lovely. And there will be days you’ll feel like you’re outnumbered or like you’ve made no progress in your mission.”

“Given the length of this fight and the likelihood of the highs and lows, I want to encourage you to focus both on the micro and the macro picture.”

Micro

This is your today. Right now, in this moment, maybe this hour.

“How can you win the next fight in front of you?”

“How can I take captive this thought? How can I replace this worry?”

Don’t look ahead. Don’t look side to side. Look up.

Fix your eyes on Jesus. Win this fight. Take this step. Claim this ground. Focus on the small picture.

Macro

“The war is already over. Jesus has already conquered sin, death, hell, and the grave.”

Remember Fear’s OS(Operating System)?
It begins with fear, but remember that Jesus has already defeated fear once and for all.

“It might still prowl around and act like a big, tough lion, but it’s hollow. Its fangs aren’t lethal and its sting is gone.”

“The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, ‘Abba, Father.’” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭8‬:‭15‬ ‭NIV‬‬

“For those who have put their faith in Jesus, we no longer need to fall back into fear. We are no longer bound by the ways of this world or the workings of the Enemy. We are freed. And more than that, we’re placed into a new family-one where we can, with intimacy, call upon our Father and He will answer.”

“No matter what today holds, we can stand assured that on that final day, we will win the war on worry once and for all.”

“The macro picture of assurance fuels our micro picture of launching our assault on worry.”

“…freedom, hope, joy, peace, and refuge are not only available, but they are also our inheritance.”

A Step Towards Freedom

“Jesus has given you all you need for life and godliness(2 Peter 1:3). He has already won the war on worry, defeating death, hell, and the grave once and for all.”

“As you go from here and venture into your day-to-day, keep these things in mind: Worry is a lie from the Enemy. We can’t necessarily stop him from talking, but we can choose who we listen to: the Enemy or our heavenly Father.”

Remember

“Fear can lead to our desire to control, which fuels worry. But God’s perfect love drives out fear. When we embrace His love, we move towardsurrender and a life characterized by trust.”

“As we finish, remember that the peace of God-the one that Paul said surpasses all understanding will guard your heart and your mind (Philippians 4:7). God is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you to Flimself blameless and pure (Ephesians 5:27). You are a loved son or a loved daughter of the King of the universe.”

Sources

[1] Giglio, L. (2022). Winning the War On Worry – Cultivate a Peaceful Heart and a Confident Mind. Thomas Nelson.

Transcript

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Hello, and welcome to The Overflow Podcast. My
name is Craig Booker. The title of this episode is Kept

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in Perfect Peace. The material in this episode is
inspired by Winning the War on Worry by Louie Giglio.

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Note: I will talk a lot about mental health, but
please note this is not a substitute for therapy

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or mental health care. The title of this episode
is Kept in Perfect Peace. Louie starts out talking

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about a step towards Freedom. He says, “You now have
the proper tools to step into the fight and

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to stand your ground there will be days when
you’ll get get it right when you’ll trust in

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your identity as a l son or daughter of God and
when you practice gratitude taking captive the

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lies of worry and replacing those thoughts with
ones that are pure and lovely and there will be

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days you’ll feel like you’re outnumbered or like
you’ve made no progress in your mission he goes

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on given the given the length of this fight and
the likelihood of the highs and lows I want to

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encourage you to focus both on the micro and the
macro picture so we’ll break it down here micro

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he says this is your today right now in this
moment maybe this hour he asked the question

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how can you win the next fight in front of you
how can I take captive this thought how can I

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replace this worry he encourages us don’t look
ahead don’t look to the side look up fix your

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eyes on Jesus win this fight take this step claim
this ground focus on the small picture he moves

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into the macro picture of things he says the war
is already over Jesus has already conquered sin

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death hell and the grave and he reminds us
remember fear’s Os or operating system that

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we discussed it begins with fear but remember
that Jesus has already defeated fear once and

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for all Louie says it might still prow around
speaking of of worry and fear he says it might

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still prow around and act like a big tough lion
but it’s Hollow its fangs aren’t lethal and its

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sting is gone Romans 8:15 of the NIV here it says
the spirit you receive does not make you slaves so

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that you live in fear again rather the spirit you
Reed brought you about brought about your adoption

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to sunship and by him we cry ABA father Lou goes
on he says for those who have put their faith in

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Jesus we no longer need to fall back into fear
we are no longer bound by the ways of this world

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or the workings of the enemy we are freed and more
than that we’re placed into a new family one where

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we can with intimacy call Upon Our Father father
and he will answer no matter what today holds we

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can stand assured that on the final day on that
final day we will win the war on worry once and

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for all the macro picture of assurance fuels our
micro picture of launching our assault on worry

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Freedom hope joy peace and refuge are not only
available but they are also our inheritance a

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step towards freedom and Jesus has given you all
you need for life and godliness he has already

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won the word war on worry defeating death hell
and the grave once and for all as you go from

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here and Venture into your day to day keep these
things in mind worry is a Lie from the enemy we

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can’t necessarily stop him from talking but
we can choose who we listen to the enemy or

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our heavenly father so we need to remember fear
can lead to our desire to control which fuels

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worry but God’s perfect love drives out fear and
when we Embrace his love we move toward surrender

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and a life characterized by trust as we finish
remember that the peace of God the one that Paul

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said surpasses all understanding will guard your
heart and your mind God is able to keep you from

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stumbling and to present you to himself
blameless impure you are a l son or a loved

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daughter of the king of the universe. That’s all
for this episode. Thank you for watching. If you

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Last updated on: 01/22/2024

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