Overcoming Fear & Anxiety (Clip) — Shane Idleman

Seeking God Through the Prayer Closet

We are a culture in desperate need of God. The only way to turn that around is the prayer closet. The only way you will make an impact is a prayer closet. The only thing you should be concerned about right now is your personal relationship with Jesus Christ and seeking God with all your heart.

Fear, Anxiety, and the Distraction of Worldly News

You don't need to know if Syria's got chemical weapons every single day. You don't know if Iran's nuclear capabilities are on the verge of coming to reality. You don't need to watch Benjamin Netanyahu from Israel saying every single day, every single day, it's coming, it's coming, the end's coming, we better begin.

The Hope of Christ's Return Overcomes Fear

I know the end's coming, I read the book. But I also read that every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Christ is Lord. Wait, hold on, hold on. I also read that I'm not even supposed to have a spirit of fear.

Moving From Fear to Productive Faith

So why am I feeding fear all the time if I'm not even supposed to have a spirit of fear? Why am I watching this and being paralyzed when I'm supposed to be productive? See, all these things, they just get us to, Christian, we gotta sit back in the corner.

We gotta, you know, the world's falling to pieces. We gotta just stay back here. Have you seen, have you read? All I've heard is that we're more than conquerors. We're supposed to come out in the prayer closet and say, thus sayeth the Lord, and pray and petition.

Intercession for Families, Marriages, and Nations

Say, the enemy has got enough families, he's got enough marriages, he's gonna stop now. Give me Scotland for the Christ, John Knox. Give me America for the cause of Christ. It all begins in the prayer closet, seeking him.

Spiritual Warfare and the Power of Prayer

That's how you move the spiritual bindings of strongholds. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God. Help, Paul, by the pulling down of strongholds.

Prayer for Deliverance and Restoration

Help, Paul, by praying and petitioning and fasting and seeking the heart of God. That's how you bring a prodigal home. That's how you kill your addiction. That's how you beat depression. It's seeking the heart of the Father.