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If you ever feel like worry and anxiety taking over your life, you aren't alone. But how do we overcome the constant anxious feelings? Discover the power that prayer has to transform your life in Week 4 of Winning the War in Your Mind!

Do you ever look at what’s going on around you and wonder how to escape the negativity? Maybe it’s not your circumstances that need to change—it’s your mindset. Join us for Week 3 of Winning the War in Your Mind with Pastor @Craig Groeschel to learn how to embrace positive thinking and change your perspective.

Sometimes no matter what we do, we make the wrong decision. It’s as though we have the wires crossed in our minds. 
The truth is, our lives are always moving in the direction of our strongest thoughts. So how do you change your thinking so you can change your life? 

We’ve all tried to think our way out of bad habits and unhealthy thought patterns, only to find ourselves stuck with an out-of-control mind and off-track daily life. But God has something better for your life than your old ways of thinking. It’s time to decide to change your thinking so God can change your life.

The pursuit of happiness is best accomplished through independence. That is the narrative of society. God calls us to trust Him with all of our hearts! How do we depend on God when doing so requires us sacrificing our plans? By exploring the moment where God called Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac, we discover that knowing God’s plan, provision, and power is what we need to fully depend on Him. The pursuit of happiness ceases when we believe that Jesus came to earth to pursue us.

Following Jesus was never meant to be comfortable. If we are going to love our neighbors, we need to be ready to step out for God. Time short, eternity is long, and souls matter! We were not created to be ordinary; God has a purpose for your life! Discover how you can bring God's love to your neighbors in the final part of our series Backyard Church.

Our world is saturated by fear. News reports highlight the worst of events. How are we supposed to love our neighbors when we are afraid of them? The Israelites allowed fear to prevent them from entering the promised land. Years later, they discovered what they thought their neighbors thought about them wasn’t even true! When we fear the Lord, fear of others disappears. The remedy to being afraid of our neighbors is to rest in the perfect love of God.

“I don’t have time.” It’s a phrase everyone has used at some point. But is it true? When it comes to loving our neighbors, time is the biggest barrier. Everyone makes time for what matters most to them. Martha and Mary teach us that being with Jesus is more important than doing for Jesus. The reason we aren’t making time for our neighbors is because we aren’t making time for Jesus! When we invest time with Jesus, we will love our neighbors the way He does.

What if when Jesus said, “Love your neighbor” he meant your literal neighbor? Too often, we apply the churchy answer for the question “Who is my neighbor?” When we do that, we end up with metaphorical love for metaphorical neighbors. We love our neighbors in response to Jesus “moving into the neighborhood” and loving us. The first step to loving someone is knowing their name. Discover how you can change your neighborhood for Jesus.

Is God working or sleeping? Too often it feels like nothing good is happening. The story of Ruth ends with a redeemer sacrificing himself for the good of others. We discover that God was at work the entire time in the life of Naomi. Because of Jesus, we can reject bitterness and compromise, and trust that God is always working, even when we don’t see it.