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1. Aftermath

2. “For our struggle is not
against flesh and blood, but
against the rulers, against the
authorities, against the
powers of this dark world and
against the spiritual forces of
evil in the heavenly realms.”
Ephesians 6:12

3. The rabble with them began to
crave other food, and again the
Israelites started wailing and
said, “If only we had meat to
eat! We remember the fish we
ate in Egypt at no cost—also the
cucumbers, melons, leeks,
onions and garlic. But now we
have lost our appetite; we never
see anything but this manna!”

4. Moses heard the people of every
family wailing, each at the
entrance to his tent. The LORD
became exceedingly angry, and
Moses was troubled. He asked
the LORD, “Why have you brought
this trouble on your servant?
What have I done to displease
you that you put the burden of all
these people on me?

5. Did I conceive all these people? Did I
give them birth? Why do you tell me
to carry them in my arms, as a nurse
carries an infant, to the land you
promised on oath to their
forefathers? Where can I get meat
for all these people? They keep
wailing to me, ‘Give us meat to eat!’ I
cannot carry all these people by
myself; the burden is too heavy for
me.

6. If this is how you are going to
treat me, put me to death
right now—if I have found
favor in your eyes—and do
not let me face my own ruin.”

7. The LORD said to Moses: “Bring
me seventy of Israel’s elders who
are known to you as leaders and
officials among the people. Have
them come to the Tent of
Meeting, that they may stand
there with you.

8. I will come down and speak with
you there, and I will take of the
Spirit that is on you and put the
Spirit on them. They will help you
carry the burden of the people so
that you will not have to carry it.

9. “Tell the people: ‘Consecrate
yourselves in preparation for
tomorrow, when you will eat
meat. The LORD heard you when
you wailed, “If only we had meat
to eat! We were better off in
Egypt!” Now the LORD will give
you meat, and you will eat it.

10. You will not eat it for just one day,
or two days, or five, ten or twenty
days, But for a whole month—
until it comes out of your nostrils
and you loathe it—because you
have rejected the LORD, who is
among you, and have wailed
before him, saying, “Why did we
ever leave Egypt?”
Numbers 11:4-6, 10-20

11. Anxiety
a feeling of dread about
an uncertain future

12. Anxiety
intense desire to control
the uncontrollable future
Causes of

13. “In my twenty-seventh year, while
riding the metro in Leningrad (now
St. Petersburg) I was overcome with
a despair so great that life seemed
to stop at once, preempting the
future entirely, let alone any
meaning.
Anxiety
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14. Suddenly, all by itself, a phrase
astonished:
‘Without God life makes no sense.’
Repeating it in astonishment, I rode
the phrase up like a moving
staircase, got out of the metro and
walked into God's light.“
— Adrei Bitov
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15. “When I consider your heavens, the
work of your fingers, the moon and
the stars, which you have set in place,
what is mankind that you are mindful
of them, human beings that you care
for them?” Psalm 8:3-4
Worship
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16. How BIG is your God?
Worship
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17. Perspective
Sometimes God calms the storm,
but sometimes God lets the
storm rage and calms His child
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18. Perspective
Then we will no longer be infants,
tossed back and forth by the waves,
and blown here and there by every
wind of teaching and by the cunning
and craftiness of people in their
deceitful scheming.
Ephesians 4:14
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19. Perspective
How BIG is your Life?
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20. Jesus
“Do not let your hearts be
troubled. You believe in
God; believe also in me.”
John 14:1
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21. Jesus
“Just as I promised your
ancestors when I brought them
out of Egypt. Don’t worry. My
Spirit is right here with you.”
Haggai 2:5 (CEV
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22. Jesus
How Deep is your
Relationship?
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