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Under Construction, Week 8, Day 53

by David Joynt on October 02, 2019

Under Construction, Week 8, Day 53

JOHN 14:1 | Do not let your hearts be troubled.  Believe in God, believe also in me.

There is a moment when we “let” our hearts become increasingly troubled.  We may start to reinforce our fears with doomsday      scenarios.  We may churn our thoughts over previous hurts.  We may listen to the disparaging inner voice that criticizes and demeans us as people and disciples.  We may surround ourselves with negative people.

Jesus wants us to stop these practices and to “believe in God and also in me.”  The antidote to anxiety is belief, reinforced. We         substantiate our beliefs when we limit skepticism to small doses, when we connect with other believers, when we attend to scripture, and when we celebrate moments of guidance and inspiration.

How are you substantiating your belief?

 

Tags: fear, anxiety, believe, connections, criticism, skepticism, troubled, demean

About the Author
David Joynt

Dave Joynt began his service as a pastor at Valley Presbyterian Church in Paradise Valley, Arizona in September 2014. This meant a move away from the Northeast, where he has a long history, growing up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and then serving congregations in Delaware and New Jersey for a total of 23 years.

Dave was nurtured in a great church in Bethlehem where his parents, Anne and Carey, served as elders. He graduated in classics from Lehigh University where his Father taught, and then from Oxford, where he met his wife Julia. Ordained in 1988, he completed a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1993.

He and Julia have a son, Tristan, and a daughter, Madeleine.

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