Why Am I So Afraid?

Week 1
1. What does this verse say to you about courage?
That it's not about me... it's about God and what He's doing. He is wanting us to see the light and live there.

2. Why did Joshua need courage?
Because Moses had died, Joshua was leading, and it was time for Israel to take their land: they had a lot of obstacles to overcome!

3. How many times is he told to be courageous? Why do you think he was given this instruction repeatedly?
3 times. To emphasize it's importance!

4. Gina, I know that you have a lot of uncertainty right now in your life. You have just accomplished something amazing and you are not sure where I am leading. Don't be afraid! I've got your future in the palm of my hand. Stay focused on my promises, my commands, my truth, and live your life the way I have showed you to live it. I will make the way clear before you! I will make the places where you set your feet yours and nobody will be able to stand against you because you are where I want you to be.

5. Describe a time when you demonstrated great courage or needed more courage.
When I went into my internship. I was really nervous about doing this whole "internship" thing again. God rewarded it!!

6. "Jesus didn't come to get you out of the pain of life; he has come to live in you through it." How have you found this to be true?
God's not made the circumstances necessarily easier in the past few years, but he has certainly showed me how he wants to be faithful to me as I live through them. My testimony about God is better.

7. You might have gone through some difficult times in your life. List some of the feelings you have.
-Fear, lack of control, worry, anger, peace, joy, amazement, awareness, insight, comfort.

8. Describe the role of your faith in facing your struggles. How would you describe your courage?
My faith is totally essential in every way, every day! Without a sense of the purposes of God, it becomes discouraging, depressing, and overwhelming. My courage is greater when my faith is greater.

9. What is one situation you face right now that causes your heart to race and your emotions to spin out of control?
-Thinking about taking a job in Michigan.

10. What do you believe God wants you to do in response to the situation above?
- Trust him in faith. Believe He has made the way before me!

11. How can God work through your friends, family members, and church to encourage you and support you as you deal with this situation?
?

12. What do you need to change in your life so you can be more focused on God and less focused on the situation you are facing?
Not mentally avoid it, but pray it through each and every time I think about it.

13. Because God said he knows the plans he has for me, I will not be afraid.

Lord,
You know what I want (or don't want), but more than that, I want what you want for me. Help my desires to be less when compared to your plan for me life! Help me to desire more and more of you every day!!

6.