How can you control your fears in the crazy world in which we live? The key is self-control and sober-mindedness. Why? So you can pray. Peter tells us this is in 1 Peter 4:7: The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers . I find living as if the end of all things is at hand is the very opposite of my natural instincts. Rather than looking at that dress I admire and thinking through how long that will be in style, how many years I can wear it, why I might need a new dress when my closet is full of dresses (some I haven’t worn this year). I just want it. I want it now. I am a good enough steward, though, to forgo the purchase if it can’t be accounted for in my budget. But does God have a better way f...
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