The beautiful wedding video for the marriage of Sam & Katie! The day was August 1st, 2020.

GUILT is not the boss of you! (Beanie Talks 56) Because of Jesus, guilt doesn’t have to be the boss of you. "And so He [God] condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit" (Romans 8:3b-4 NIV).

FEAR is not the boss of you! (Beanie Talks 55) Here’s the thing, we’re in another week of this series called Vibes. Vibes are like emotions. And the thing about emotions is that we all experience them in our lives. And sometimes, without us even realizing it, those vibes can end up controlling us in a way that isn’t healthy. Whether it’s keeping you from hanging out with those people or getting so messed up that you trip up at a track and field meet. It happens. We end up being controlled by our vibes. And today I want to talk about one vibe that fights to control us… Fear.

The past couple of weeks we’ve been in a series about our emotions—or the vibe inside (I wish that didn’t rhyme. It sounds ridiculous, but the “vibe inside” is such an accurate description of our internal emotional environments!) But we’re also talking about keeping those vibes from controlling us. And one of the emotions that shows up for everyone and tries to take over is anger.

When I say the word control, what comes to mind? Probably nothing good, right? Most of us don’t have all the positive vibes when we think about that word. Why? Because who wants to be controlled? Nobody! Who wants to be told what to do? Again, nobody! Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/eyouthchurch

We look for ways to escape because we want relief. The problem is, sometimes what we do for relief ends up creating more stress. Why? Because ignoring doesn’t make something disappear. You know that already. You have experienced it. That’s why, today, I want to share with you something that might actually be helpful. It’s been helpful to me. And, fair warning, it sounds like the worst possible idea. But stick with me, because I think this can actually help us move forward, and actually cope instead of getting stuck.