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Jeff Schreve wants you to know that could be sinful. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> You know, Jesus told us, \u201cDon\u2019t worry,\u201d in Matthew, Chapter 6\u2014three times in ten verses: \u201cDo not be worried. Do not be worried. Do not worry. Don\u2019t be anxious about tomorrow for tomorrow will take care of itself.\u201d I think anytime that concern moves into, \u201cI\u2019m fretting about this, and I\u2019m wringing my hands about this,\u201d we have\u2014we have crossed the line. Now, we\u2019ve gone into where it\u2019s not just, \u201cI\u2019m responsible;\u201d but, \u201cWait a minute! I\u2019m not trusting God here.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> This is <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> for Friday, July 19<sup>th<\/sup>. Our host is the President of FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, Dennis Rainey, and I\u2019m Bob Lepine. We\u2019ll talk today about how we deal with sinful worry and other runaway emotions. Stay tuned. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd welcome to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. Thanks for joining us. Let me see if\u2014I\u2019m just going to test your musical knowledge here; okay? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Oh, Bob. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Just test your musical knowledge. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Bob! \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I\u2019m just going to see if you can pick out this song; okay? I\u2019m going to sing a little bit of the song to see if you can pick it out. [Humming]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis<\/strong>: <em>Be Happy<\/em>? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> What\u2019s the first part? [Humming] \u201cDon\u2019t worry. Be happy.\u201d [Laughter] I just thought that would be a good way for us to talk about your favorite emotion; right? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> I wouldn\u2019t say it\u2019s my <em>favorite<\/em> emotion. I\u2019m\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Well, I guess that\u2019s true. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> \u2014all over love. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> This\u2014if you\u2019ve struggled with a negative emotion in your life, this has been <em>the<\/em> one; hasn\u2019t it? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> I\u2019m not\u2014no, no, no. I don\u2019t feel\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I\u2019m not picking on you. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> \u2014I don\u2019t feel picked on. I would\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> You have said this. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> \u2014say this is a propensity of my life to worry. My mom called me a worry-wart because I caused her so many problems. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHere\u2019s kind of one of my favorite verses that really grabbed my attention. I have this framed at home\u2014Philippians 4:6-7. Paul says, \u201cDon\u2019t be anxious about anything; but in everything, by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your request be made known to God and the peace of God which surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.\u201d\u00a0 <br><br>That peace of God is kind of spoken of as a sentinel that walks up and down in front of your heart. Sometimes, he is absent without leave\u2014he is AWOL. The sentinel is somewhere else [Laughter] because I\u2019m not doing a good job juggling the things that I\u2019m concerned about that have ultimately downgraded into worry. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Those three o\u2019clock in the morning mornings where you just wake up? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Yes. Yes, where you are just stewing on stuff\u2014thinking about it\u2014and it\u2019s a waste of time! \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Really is a waste of time. But we\u2019ve got somebody who has written a book called <em>Runaway Emotions\u2014<\/em>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<em>\u00a0<\/em>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Going to get you all fixed here. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> He\u2019s going to fix, by the end of the broadcast. Jeff Schreve and his wife, Debbie, are going to totally repair all of the damage that\u2019s been done, to this point, in my life. [Laughter] \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> That is so much pressure. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> If you knew how much damage there was you\u2019d say, \u201cThere is no way!\u201d Debbie, Jeff, welcome to the broadcast. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Debbie:<\/strong> I\u2019m worried that we can\u2019t do it! \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> You\u2019re worried. Yes, no doubt. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Thank you, Dennis. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Jeff is a pastor of First Baptist Church of Texarkana, Texas\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> \u2014not to be confused with Texarkana, Arkansas, by the way. He is the founder of From His Heart Ministries. They have three daughters, one grandchild, and have been on the <em>Weekend to Remember<\/em><em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/em> marriage getaway speaker team for seven years. Jeff has written a book called <em>Runaway Emotions. <\/em>You\u2019re really talking about how we can do a better job of biblically dealing with all of the emotions that we face in life. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Are you a worrier? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Yes\u2014well, I struggle with worry. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Okay. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> I do. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Okay, your wife was nodding before you answered. So\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Now, wait a second, Debbie, are you a worrier? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Debbie:<\/strong> I\u2019m not near the worrier that Jeff is. I mean, I think we all worry to some extent; but that would not be an <em>overriding<\/em> thing that I struggle with. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob:<\/strong> But for Jeff\u2014it is one of those besetting issues? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Debbie:<\/strong> <em>Well<\/em>, I\u2019m worried about how to answer this question now. [Laughter] No, he\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Jeff, we\u2019ll let you answer instead. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Debbie:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> How do you view your relationship with worry? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Well, I think that\u2019s an emotion that I battle a lot. Just a lot of the emotions that I talk about in the book\u2014the negative emotions\u2014I battle with those\u2014some more than others. And one of the things we talk about is frustration. I battled with that for a while until I really found my sense of calling, and what God had gifted me to do, and planned for me to do. Then, that alarm stopped blaring. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> You have an illustration you use in the book of\u2014and actually, when you preached on this, you had a smoke alarm\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> \u2014up in the pulpit\u2014that you were holding up, saying, \u201cEmotions warn us that something is wrong.\u201d When I read this, I noticed that you had frustration and anger as separate chapters. And\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> \u2014it\u2019s always been my statement that frustration is a sanctified Christian slang word for anger. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob:<\/strong> No Christian gets angry. They just get frustrated. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> We just get frustrated with each other. I just wanted to ask you: \u201cWhat really is the essence of the difference between frustration and anger?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Frustration has anger in it, but I think the difference\u2014anger, we talk about as an issue of control. Frustration is \u201cI want to achieve something, and I\u2019m not able to do it for whatever reason.\u201d So, it\u2019s a mixture of anger and a sense of despair because \u201cI can\u2019t achieve what I set out to achieve.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Great answer. Now, let\u2019s get back to what Bob was asking you about struggling with worry. First of all, what is the essence of worry? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Jeff:<\/strong> One of the definitions I read about worry\u2014that I love\u2014it says, \u201cWorry is the uneasiness we feel in view of an anticipated loss, whether real or imagined, of something or someone we value.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tFor instance, if my daughter is driving from Texarkana to Houston, I may worry about her safety because\u2014especially, when she was really a novice rookie driver\u2014we would worry: \u201cOh! Is she going to make it? Call us. Let us know.\u201d Then, we were probably increasing her opportunity to get into a wreck as we\u2019re texting her all the way, you know? But nothing happened on any of those occasions; but we would be anxious about it because we anticipated, \u201cHey, this <em>could<\/em> happen.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, you know most of the things we worry about, as individuals, never happen. There was a statistic done\u2014I can\u2019t remember the exact number\u2014but it was <em>so high<\/em>\u2014of the things we worry about. You know, 50 or 60 percent of those things will never happen; but we still worry. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob:<\/strong> And let me\u2014because I\u2019ve been picking on Dennis, here, about the fact that worry is an issue for him\u2014let\u2019s be honest\u2014that a person who never worries about anything is irresponsible\u2014is maybe in denial. The person who goes, \u201cI\u2019m not worried about anything,\u201d\u2014we\u2019re supposed to be alert to our surroundings. We\u2019re supposed to be cautious and on guard. When does worry become sinful? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Well, I think that you know Jesus told us, \u201cDon\u2019t worry,\u201d in Matthew, Chapter 6\u2014which I talk about in the chapter on worry\u2014three times in ten verses: \u201cDo not be worried. Do not be worried. Do not worry. Don\u2019t be anxious about tomorrow for tomorrow will take care of itself.\u201d I think anytime that concern moves into worry\u2014and \u201cI\u2019m fretting about this, and I\u2019m wringing my hands about this,\u201d we have crossed the line. Now, we\u2019ve gone into where it\u2019s not just, \u201cI\u2019m responsible;\u201d but now, I\u2019ve crossed over. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> So, can I tell when my concern becomes sinful worry? Is there a line I can cross? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Debbie:<\/strong> Well, I think one indicator is when you are just unable to release the thought. You just keep going back to it and circling back around. You just can\u2019t let it go. It just consumes you. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Well, I think, too, is when you lose your sense of peace. You can\u2019t sleep at night. That thing is going through your mind\u2014and you know\u2014what it boils down to is: \u201cWait a minute! I\u2019m not trusting God here,\u201d because God didn\u2019t create me to be all tied up in knots over this situation\u2014whatever that situation might be. So, I think that once you feel like: \u201cI\u2019ve lost my sense of peace. Hey, I\u2019m worrying about this thing.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> You share a story in the book that I\u2019d never heard you tell\u2014back to when you were a college student and you were studying for an exam? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Yes. Well, it\u2019s one of the key things I think about worry and how you deal with worry. When the alarm goes off, it\u2019s like, \u201cOkay, what\u2019s the problem?\u201d Well, the problem is \u201cI have taken ownership of things that don\u2019t belong to me.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI share in the book about sitting at my table\u2014as a 20-year-old college student, going to the University of Texas\u2014studying for a test, scratching my head, and seeing seven hairs fall on the table. I thought, \u201cWell, that\u2019s really weird.\u201d And so, I did it again. Seven hairs or so fell out again, and I quit scratching. It was at that moment that I realized: \u201cI\u2019m losing my hair! I\u2019m a 20-year-old guy,\u201d and I used to have <em>lots<\/em> of hair. I used to tell people: \u201cYou know the guy, Fabio\u2014I looked like him! I mean, I had lots of hair.\u201d And man, I thought\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> There\u2019s a difference between having lots of hair and looking like Fabio. So, you may have had lots of hair\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> You left yourself open for that one, Jeff. [Laughter] \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Debbie:<\/strong> Don\u2019t get him on a roller coaster. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> I went from Fabio to Uncle Fester pretty quickly. [Laughter] But you know, here\u2019s the thing: As I began to lose my hair\u2014that\u2019s a traumatic thing for a guy. It\u2019s a traumatic thing for anybody. That\u2019s one of the things\u2014when people go through cancer treatment, chemo\u2014losing hair is a big deal. You look different, and your looks change from month to month. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI would go see people. From one month to the next, I caught them looking at my scalp a lot. It is like, \u201cMan, you\u2019ve lost more hair; haven\u2019t you?\u201d Well, I finally got to the point where there wasn\u2019t much left. I just said: \u201cYou know what? I\u2019m going to get rid of it.\u201d So, I just shaved my head. When I did, there was such a release because I wasn\u2019t concerned about it anymore. I mean: \u201cThis is how I look. I don\u2019t look different from day to day. I never have a bad hair day. All of it is gone.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd here\u2019s the thing\u2014when we worry, we take ownership of things. \u201cThe earth is the Lord\u2019s and all it contains.\u201d God owns everything; but when we take ownership\u2014when we say, \u201cWell, I own this,\u201d\u2014then, we worry about it because we worry about our stuff. We don\u2019t ever worry about other people\u2019s stuff. We don\u2019t\u2014when we buy a new car, we worry that it\u2019s going to get dinged. Bob, if you buy a new car, I\u2019m not worried that it\u2019s going to get dinged because it\u2019s not mine. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> So\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> He\u2019s got a motor scooter. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Does he? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> It\u2019s a yellow\u2014it\u2019s a dinky\u2014I mean, it\u2019s not a motorcycle. It\u2019s a scooter\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> It\u2019s a scooter, yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> \u2014with a small \u201cs\u201d. I mean, this is\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Is that right? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> It\u2019s a 250cc. You better just back off here, buddy! [Laughter] He\u2019s jealous because he doesn\u2019t have anything. He\u2019s got a bike at home, you know?\u2014and it\u2019s a two-speed. So, come on. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> I thought he had an old truck from <em>Stepping Up<\/em><sup>\u2122<\/sup>. You\u2019re telling me that wasn\u2019t his? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> I want to ask you, Debbie, \u201cWhen you have seen Jeff struggle with worrying,\u201d\u2014because a leader who has a propensity to worry\u2014because he is in charge\u2014there\u2019s plenty about leadership for us to worry about\u2014\u201cwhat do you do, as a wife, to encourage Jeff to deal rightly with that emotion?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Debbie:<\/strong> Well, \u201cA\u201d, I pray for him. That\u2019s the first thing that I do. And then, we usually just sit down and talk through it and come to the conclusion that it\u2019s really not our worry\u2014that God is in control of it, and it\u2019s His responsibility to take care of it. That doesn\u2019t mean that, necessarily, instantaneously, all the worry is gone; but that we can have that kind of dialogue between each other. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> That\u2019s a little bit of what Barbara does with me. She reminds me of the truth that I\u2019m not in charge\u2014doesn\u2019t all rest and fall with me\u2014that, ultimately, whatever I\u2019m worrying about\u2014God is going to give wisdom. He\u2019s going to guide. He\u2019ll provide. That\u2019s easy to say right now; but back in the recession, when we had to lay people off here\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Debbie:<\/strong> Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> \u2014I mean, this was a big deal. It was a big deal to go through the process of having to say goodbye to people who had worked here at FamilyLife for 10, 15, 20, 25 years because what happened in the economy demanded that we had to downsize. That really plays to being responsible and goes right into a weakness of worrying. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob:<\/strong> You know, Dennis was teasing me about my scooter\u2014my 250cc scooter, which\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Massive; massive! \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Well, to get up to\u2014I\u2019ve had it at 70 miles an hour. I have been\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> I\u2019ll bet it will do a wheelie. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> It does vibrate. It shakes a little bit. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> If you pulled up next to my pick-up, I shook\u2014I just shook. [Laughter] \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> And you talked about the fact that you don\u2019t worry about my car\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> I actually honked when\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Stop it. [Laughter] \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> \u2014Bob was going by, and he nearly jumped off his motorbike! [Laughter] It was so funny! [Laughter] He had the helmet on\u2014you know, the whole deal\u2014and I honked at him. We were sitting at a stop light. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I always wear the helmet when I\u2019m riding on my scooter. Anyway, as we\u2019re back to my scooter, you said you don\u2019t worry about my car, about my scooter. You talk in the book about a time when you had a company car; right? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Right. I love having a company car. I don\u2019t have that now; but when I worked in sales, I had a company car. It was such a different feeling\u2014dealing with a company car versus my own car\u2014because the company car\u2014the company paid for everything. So, if I took it in for an oil change; and they showed me my air filter, and it was a little black, and they said, \u201cShould we replace this?\u201d I\u2019d say: \u201cBy all means. Replace it.\u201d Or if the tires are getting low, \u201cLet\u2019s get new tires,\u201d\u2014whatever needs to be done because it\u2019s the company\u2019s car. It needs to be top-notch.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, if it\u2019s my own car, we\u2019re not replacing the air filter because I have to pay for it. The tires\u2014well, surely, we can get another few thousand miles out of them. It\u2019s just so totally different. And if the thing\u2014if somebody wrecks it\u2014if it\u2019s sitting in the parking lot and somebody runs into it, it\u2019s the company car. \u201cOkay, just take it to the shop; and let\u2019s get it fixed.\u201d Here\u2019s the thing\u2014I never worried about that car because it wasn\u2019t mine. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, when you understand that everything in your life is a company car\u2014your spouse, your kids, your job, your 401k\u2014everything\u2014it doesn\u2019t belong to you. It\u2019s God\u2019s. He just lets you drive it. He lets you use it. Then, you don\u2019t have to worry. It\u2019s kind of like losing your hair. Once it\u2019s all lost and once you give everything over to the Lord, then, you don\u2019t have to worry about it anymore. That\u2019s His worry, and He\u2019s responsible to take care of His children. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> You know, you share that illustration\u2014and I remember the corner. I could take you to the corner in Little Rock where I was where we first felt the transmission not shifting the way it was supposed to in the minivan. I remember the thought, which was: \u201cI\u2019m going to have to get a new transmission or a new car. Those are going to be my choices.\u201d Mary Ann was in the vehicle with me. Somehow, in our conversation, we got around to, \u201cI guess God wants a new transmission for His minivan.\u201d Then, I thought, \u201cAnd I hope God puts some money in His bank account so He can pay for His new transmission which He\u2019s going to need.\u201d [Laughter] \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI mean, there are those times in life when we look at things and go, \u201cI don\u2019t know how this is going to work;\u201d but if we are dependent on the Lord, and if we\u2019re being diligent to do all we can do, then, we can move on and say: \u201cOkay, Lord, this belongs to You. I\u2019m doing everything I know how to do. It does belong to You. It\u2019s Yours to take care of.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Right. Like the birds\u2014when He says, in Matthew 6, He takes care of those: \u201cYour Father feeds those. Are you not worth much more than many sparrows?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes. Let me ask you quickly to talk about guilt because, when we were talking beforehand, you said this is a big issue for a lot of folks. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> It definitely is. I have a heart for people that feel like they\u2019ve crossed a line with God\u2014they\u2019ve sinned too greatly. They are like the prodigal, and they\u2019re at the pig sty. They just feel like, \u201cThere\u2019s no way that God could forgive me for x, y, and z.\u201d Lots of times, especially with sexual sin\u2014there\u2019s just something about it. It just covers a person with slimy fingerprints. I love the fact that God is the God of forgiveness, no matter what you\u2019ve done; but what you need to do is you can\u2019t cover over your sin\u2014you have to <em>uncover<\/em> your sin. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIt says in Proverbs, Chapter 28, verse 13, \u201cHe who covers his transgressions will not prosper; but he who confesses and forsakes them will find compassion.\u201d If you cover your transgression, which is what a lot of people do\u2014cover it over, like Achan, in the Book of Joshua, \u201cI\u2019m going to cover this, and nobody is going to see it.\u201d Then, God says: \u201cAlright, then, I\u2019m going to uncover it. I\u2019m going to embarrass you, and it\u2019s not going to be pretty.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br>But if we choose to uncover it\u2014confess it to God, own it, and say, \u201cGod, this is what I did, and this was wrong,\u201d\u2014then, He covers it in the blood of Jesus and washes it white as snow. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> And you point people to Psalm 32, which is a psalm of confession. It\u2019s where David says, \u201cWhen I covered my sin, my bones were rotting away; but when I confessed, I found life.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes. Tell our listeners about Riley and Tracy\u2014the couple you talk about in the book. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Well, they were a Christian couple\u2014godly couple. They were going to get married, and they fell into sexual immorality in their dating. She became pregnant. They knew that this was going to be a difficulty, big time, because here they are representing Christ. People know they are Christians; and they are going to pretend like: \u201cOh, we have this Christian marriage. We did everything right as we go to the altar.\u201d They knew it wasn\u2019t true. So, they knew they would be espousing a lie. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, they talked to their pastor. They confessed that she was pregnant. He said, \u201cWhat do we need to do about this?\u201d And he said, \u201cI think I need to tell the church and let them know this is what happened so that when we do stand at the altar, we can know that we\u2019re not lying about this, and we have confessed our sin, not only to God, but we\u2019ve told other people who need to know this because it\u2019s going to become evident somewhere down the road.\u201d So, they did that. Took a lot of courage, but they did that. When they got married, they both felt so pure before the Lord as they stood at the altar because there weren\u2019t any secrets. There weren\u2019t any elephants in the living room, covered over with a sheet. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOne of the things, too, that I think really makes a difference\u2014I hammer this home with people\u2014Acts 10:15, where Peter has the experience with the sheet coming down and the unclean things there\u2014\u201cArise, Peter, kill and eat.\u201d He said, \u201cNo, Lord, I would never do that.\u201d He said, \u201cWhat God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy.\u201d I tell people, \u201cHey, when you really confess your sin to God, and you repent of that sin, He forgives you.\u201d And a person\u2014I don\u2019t care what they\u2019ve done. They can get down on their knees, confess that sin to God, repent of that sin, and get up, knowing they\u2019re completely cleansed by the Lord. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Would you pray for that person, who is listening to us right now, who needs to do just that\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> \u2014and ask God to meet them where they are? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tFather in Heaven, I pray for that one, who is listening today, that is so guilt-ridden, and just is haunted by the ghost of guilt, and is wearing guilt like a heavy cloak. Everywhere they go, Lord, they\u2019re just hearing that alarm blaring. Remind that person, anew and afresh, that You love them. You know all about them. <br><br>And God, I pray that one would just <em>confess<\/em> their sin to you\u2014quit trying to cover it over\u2014and just say: \u201cLord, this is what I did. It\u2019s horrible, and it\u2019s awful, and it\u2019s so shameful. I don\u2019t even want to look at it; but God, this is what I did. Jesus, right now, I ask You to forgive me of that. I turn from that sin; and, Lord, I just claim Your blood.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tGod, do a mighty work and help that person to believe You and walk in the peace and joy that You died for them to have. In Jesus\u2019 name. Amen. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> We know that when we ask anything according to God\u2019s will, He hears us; and it is God\u2019s will that people be free and have peace instead of guilt. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tJeff, Debbie, it\u2019s a great privilege to serve on the <em>Weekend to Remember<\/em> marriage getaway speaker team with you guys. Appreciate you. Thanks for your ministry at your church, and thanks for this book. I think it\u2019s going to help a lot of people\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Thank you. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> \u2014not only deal with their own emotions, but maybe do a better job with the next generation\u2014with their kids\u2014at equipping them to know how to biblically handle their emotions, as they grow up. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes. The book Dennis is talking about\u2014the book that Jeff has written\u2014is called <em>Runaway Emotions<\/em>. And you can go to FamilyLifeToday.com to request a copy of the book. Again, our website is FamilyLifeToday.com. Order from us online; or call 1-800-FL-TODAY and ask for a copy of the book, <em>Runaway Emotions<\/em>, by Jeff Schreve. Again, our toll-free number is 1-800- \u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then, the word, \u201cTODAY\u201d\u20141-800-358-6329. Or again, our website is FamilyLifeToday.com. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, a quick word of thanks to those of you who are <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> champions\u2014that\u2019s what we call you around here\u2014those of you who help support this ministry. We think of you as champions. We could not do what we do without you. And so, those of you who are monthly supporters\u2014Legacy Partners\u2014to this ministry or those of you who, from time to time, will get in touch with us to make a donation to help support the ministry\u2014you are all partners with us\u2014champions in the cause of seeing every home become a godly home. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe want to provide practical, biblical help for your marriage and for your family. And we want to see that message continue to spread in communities all around the world. So, thanks for partnering with us in that. I trust that you are making your local church your first giving priority. We hope that\u2019s the case. As you\u2019re able to help us beyond what you do to support your local church, we\u2019re grateful for that support. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThis week, we\u2019d like to say, \u201cThank you for your financial support,\u201d by providing you with a CD that features a conversation Dennis and I had with Kim and Krickitt Carpenter. The two of them were involved in a catastrophic car accident, back, a number of years ago. In fact, Krickitt experienced significant brain trauma. When she was able to speak again, she did not remember that she was married\u2014didn\u2019t know who her husband was. Kim was faced with a difficult choice in terms of trying to rebuild a relationship, from the ground up, with somebody who had just gone through a significant brain injury. <br><br>We\u2019d love to share their story with you. Again, it\u2019s our way of saying, \u201cThank you for helping to support this ministry.\u201d Go to FamilyLifeToday.com. 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I don\u2019t feel\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I\u2019m not picking on you. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> \u2014I don\u2019t feel picked on. I would\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> You have said this. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> \u2014say this is a propensity of my life to worry. My mom called me a worry-wart because I caused her so many problems. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHere\u2019s kind of one of my favorite verses that really grabbed my attention. I have this framed at home\u2014Philippians 4:6-7. Paul says, \u201cDon\u2019t be anxious about anything; but in everything, by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your request be made known to God and the peace of God which surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.\u201d\u00a0 <br><br>That peace of God is kind of spoken of as a sentinel that walks up and down in front of your heart. Sometimes, he is absent without leave\u2014he is AWOL. The sentinel is somewhere else [Laughter] because I\u2019m not doing a good job juggling the things that I\u2019m concerned about that have ultimately downgraded into worry. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Those three o\u2019clock in the morning mornings where you just wake up? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Yes. Yes, where you are just stewing on stuff\u2014thinking about it\u2014and it\u2019s a waste of time! \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Really is a waste of time. But we\u2019ve got somebody who has written a book called <em>Runaway Emotions\u2014<\/em>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<em>\u00a0<\/em>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Going to get you all fixed here. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> He\u2019s going to fix, by the end of the broadcast. Jeff Schreve and his wife, Debbie, are going to totally repair all of the damage that\u2019s been done, to this point, in my life. [Laughter] \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> That is so much pressure. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> If you knew how much damage there was you\u2019d say, \u201cThere is no way!\u201d Debbie, Jeff, welcome to the broadcast. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Debbie:<\/strong> I\u2019m worried that we can\u2019t do it! \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> You\u2019re worried. Yes, no doubt. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Thank you, Dennis. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Jeff is a pastor of First Baptist Church of Texarkana, Texas\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> \u2014not to be confused with Texarkana, Arkansas, by the way. He is the founder of From His Heart Ministries. They have three daughters, one grandchild, and have been on the <em>Weekend to Remember<\/em><em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/em> marriage getaway speaker team for seven years. Jeff has written a book called <em>Runaway Emotions. <\/em>You\u2019re really talking about how we can do a better job of biblically dealing with all of the emotions that we face in life. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Are you a worrier? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Yes\u2014well, I struggle with worry. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Okay. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> I do. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Okay, your wife was nodding before you answered. So\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Now, wait a second, Debbie, are you a worrier? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Debbie:<\/strong> I\u2019m not near the worrier that Jeff is. I mean, I think we all worry to some extent; but that would not be an <em>overriding<\/em> thing that I struggle with. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob:<\/strong> But for Jeff\u2014it is one of those besetting issues? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Debbie:<\/strong> <em>Well<\/em>, I\u2019m worried about how to answer this question now. [Laughter] No, he\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Jeff, we\u2019ll let you answer instead. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Debbie:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> How do you view your relationship with worry? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Well, I think that\u2019s an emotion that I battle a lot. Just a lot of the emotions that I talk about in the book\u2014the negative emotions\u2014I battle with those\u2014some more than others. And one of the things we talk about is frustration. I battled with that for a while until I really found my sense of calling, and what God had gifted me to do, and planned for me to do. Then, that alarm stopped blaring. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> You have an illustration you use in the book of\u2014and actually, when you preached on this, you had a smoke alarm\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> \u2014up in the pulpit\u2014that you were holding up, saying, \u201cEmotions warn us that something is wrong.\u201d When I read this, I noticed that you had frustration and anger as separate chapters. And\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> \u2014it\u2019s always been my statement that frustration is a sanctified Christian slang word for anger. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob:<\/strong> No Christian gets angry. They just get frustrated. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> We just get frustrated with each other. I just wanted to ask you: \u201cWhat really is the essence of the difference between frustration and anger?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Frustration has anger in it, but I think the difference\u2014anger, we talk about as an issue of control. Frustration is \u201cI want to achieve something, and I\u2019m not able to do it for whatever reason.\u201d So, it\u2019s a mixture of anger and a sense of despair because \u201cI can\u2019t achieve what I set out to achieve.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Great answer. Now, let\u2019s get back to what Bob was asking you about struggling with worry. First of all, what is the essence of worry? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Jeff:<\/strong> One of the definitions I read about worry\u2014that I love\u2014it says, \u201cWorry is the uneasiness we feel in view of an anticipated loss, whether real or imagined, of something or someone we value.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tFor instance, if my daughter is driving from Texarkana to Houston, I may worry about her safety because\u2014especially, when she was really a novice rookie driver\u2014we would worry: \u201cOh! Is she going to make it? Call us. Let us know.\u201d Then, we were probably increasing her opportunity to get into a wreck as we\u2019re texting her all the way, you know? But nothing happened on any of those occasions; but we would be anxious about it because we anticipated, \u201cHey, this <em>could<\/em> happen.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, you know most of the things we worry about, as individuals, never happen. There was a statistic done\u2014I can\u2019t remember the exact number\u2014but it was <em>so high<\/em>\u2014of the things we worry about. You know, 50 or 60 percent of those things will never happen; but we still worry. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob:<\/strong> And let me\u2014because I\u2019ve been picking on Dennis, here, about the fact that worry is an issue for him\u2014let\u2019s be honest\u2014that a person who never worries about anything is irresponsible\u2014is maybe in denial. The person who goes, \u201cI\u2019m not worried about anything,\u201d\u2014we\u2019re supposed to be alert to our surroundings. We\u2019re supposed to be cautious and on guard. When does worry become sinful? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Well, I think that you know Jesus told us, \u201cDon\u2019t worry,\u201d in Matthew, Chapter 6\u2014which I talk about in the chapter on worry\u2014three times in ten verses: \u201cDo not be worried. Do not be worried. Do not worry. Don\u2019t be anxious about tomorrow for tomorrow will take care of itself.\u201d I think anytime that concern moves into worry\u2014and \u201cI\u2019m fretting about this, and I\u2019m wringing my hands about this,\u201d we have crossed the line. Now, we\u2019ve gone into where it\u2019s not just, \u201cI\u2019m responsible;\u201d but now, I\u2019ve crossed over. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> So, can I tell when my concern becomes sinful worry? Is there a line I can cross? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Debbie:<\/strong> Well, I think one indicator is when you are just unable to release the thought. You just keep going back to it and circling back around. You just can\u2019t let it go. It just consumes you. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Well, I think, too, is when you lose your sense of peace. You can\u2019t sleep at night. That thing is going through your mind\u2014and you know\u2014what it boils down to is: \u201cWait a minute! I\u2019m not trusting God here,\u201d because God didn\u2019t create me to be all tied up in knots over this situation\u2014whatever that situation might be. So, I think that once you feel like: \u201cI\u2019ve lost my sense of peace. Hey, I\u2019m worrying about this thing.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> You share a story in the book that I\u2019d never heard you tell\u2014back to when you were a college student and you were studying for an exam? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Yes. Well, it\u2019s one of the key things I think about worry and how you deal with worry. When the alarm goes off, it\u2019s like, \u201cOkay, what\u2019s the problem?\u201d Well, the problem is \u201cI have taken ownership of things that don\u2019t belong to me.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI share in the book about sitting at my table\u2014as a 20-year-old college student, going to the University of Texas\u2014studying for a test, scratching my head, and seeing seven hairs fall on the table. I thought, \u201cWell, that\u2019s really weird.\u201d And so, I did it again. Seven hairs or so fell out again, and I quit scratching. It was at that moment that I realized: \u201cI\u2019m losing my hair! I\u2019m a 20-year-old guy,\u201d and I used to have <em>lots<\/em> of hair. I used to tell people: \u201cYou know the guy, Fabio\u2014I looked like him! I mean, I had lots of hair.\u201d And man, I thought\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> There\u2019s a difference between having lots of hair and looking like Fabio. So, you may have had lots of hair\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> You left yourself open for that one, Jeff. [Laughter] \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Debbie:<\/strong> Don\u2019t get him on a roller coaster. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> I went from Fabio to Uncle Fester pretty quickly. [Laughter] But you know, here\u2019s the thing: As I began to lose my hair\u2014that\u2019s a traumatic thing for a guy. It\u2019s a traumatic thing for anybody. That\u2019s one of the things\u2014when people go through cancer treatment, chemo\u2014losing hair is a big deal. You look different, and your looks change from month to month. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI would go see people. From one month to the next, I caught them looking at my scalp a lot. It is like, \u201cMan, you\u2019ve lost more hair; haven\u2019t you?\u201d Well, I finally got to the point where there wasn\u2019t much left. I just said: \u201cYou know what? I\u2019m going to get rid of it.\u201d So, I just shaved my head. When I did, there was such a release because I wasn\u2019t concerned about it anymore. I mean: \u201cThis is how I look. I don\u2019t look different from day to day. I never have a bad hair day. All of it is gone.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd here\u2019s the thing\u2014when we worry, we take ownership of things. \u201cThe earth is the Lord\u2019s and all it contains.\u201d God owns everything; but when we take ownership\u2014when we say, \u201cWell, I own this,\u201d\u2014then, we worry about it because we worry about our stuff. We don\u2019t ever worry about other people\u2019s stuff. We don\u2019t\u2014when we buy a new car, we worry that it\u2019s going to get dinged. Bob, if you buy a new car, I\u2019m not worried that it\u2019s going to get dinged because it\u2019s not mine. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> So\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> He\u2019s got a motor scooter. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Does he? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> It\u2019s a yellow\u2014it\u2019s a dinky\u2014I mean, it\u2019s not a motorcycle. It\u2019s a scooter\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> It\u2019s a scooter, yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> \u2014with a small \u201cs\u201d. I mean, this is\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Is that right? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> It\u2019s a 250cc. You better just back off here, buddy! [Laughter] He\u2019s jealous because he doesn\u2019t have anything. He\u2019s got a bike at home, you know?\u2014and it\u2019s a two-speed. So, come on. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> I thought he had an old truck from <em>Stepping Up<\/em><sup>\u2122<\/sup>. You\u2019re telling me that wasn\u2019t his? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> I want to ask you, Debbie, \u201cWhen you have seen Jeff struggle with worrying,\u201d\u2014because a leader who has a propensity to worry\u2014because he is in charge\u2014there\u2019s plenty about leadership for us to worry about\u2014\u201cwhat do you do, as a wife, to encourage Jeff to deal rightly with that emotion?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Debbie:<\/strong> Well, \u201cA\u201d, I pray for him. That\u2019s the first thing that I do. And then, we usually just sit down and talk through it and come to the conclusion that it\u2019s really not our worry\u2014that God is in control of it, and it\u2019s His responsibility to take care of it. That doesn\u2019t mean that, necessarily, instantaneously, all the worry is gone; but that we can have that kind of dialogue between each other. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> That\u2019s a little bit of what Barbara does with me. She reminds me of the truth that I\u2019m not in charge\u2014doesn\u2019t all rest and fall with me\u2014that, ultimately, whatever I\u2019m worrying about\u2014God is going to give wisdom. He\u2019s going to guide. He\u2019ll provide. That\u2019s easy to say right now; but back in the recession, when we had to lay people off here\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Debbie:<\/strong> Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> \u2014I mean, this was a big deal. It was a big deal to go through the process of having to say goodbye to people who had worked here at FamilyLife for 10, 15, 20, 25 years because what happened in the economy demanded that we had to downsize. That really plays to being responsible and goes right into a weakness of worrying. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob:<\/strong> You know, Dennis was teasing me about my scooter\u2014my 250cc scooter, which\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Massive; massive! \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Well, to get up to\u2014I\u2019ve had it at 70 miles an hour. I have been\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> I\u2019ll bet it will do a wheelie. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> It does vibrate. It shakes a little bit. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> If you pulled up next to my pick-up, I shook\u2014I just shook. [Laughter] \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> And you talked about the fact that you don\u2019t worry about my car\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> I actually honked when\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Stop it. [Laughter] \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> \u2014Bob was going by, and he nearly jumped off his motorbike! [Laughter] It was so funny! [Laughter] He had the helmet on\u2014you know, the whole deal\u2014and I honked at him. We were sitting at a stop light. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I always wear the helmet when I\u2019m riding on my scooter. Anyway, as we\u2019re back to my scooter, you said you don\u2019t worry about my car, about my scooter. You talk in the book about a time when you had a company car; right? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Right. I love having a company car. I don\u2019t have that now; but when I worked in sales, I had a company car. It was such a different feeling\u2014dealing with a company car versus my own car\u2014because the company car\u2014the company paid for everything. So, if I took it in for an oil change; and they showed me my air filter, and it was a little black, and they said, \u201cShould we replace this?\u201d I\u2019d say: \u201cBy all means. Replace it.\u201d Or if the tires are getting low, \u201cLet\u2019s get new tires,\u201d\u2014whatever needs to be done because it\u2019s the company\u2019s car. It needs to be top-notch.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, if it\u2019s my own car, we\u2019re not replacing the air filter because I have to pay for it. The tires\u2014well, surely, we can get another few thousand miles out of them. It\u2019s just so totally different. And if the thing\u2014if somebody wrecks it\u2014if it\u2019s sitting in the parking lot and somebody runs into it, it\u2019s the company car. \u201cOkay, just take it to the shop; and let\u2019s get it fixed.\u201d Here\u2019s the thing\u2014I never worried about that car because it wasn\u2019t mine. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, when you understand that everything in your life is a company car\u2014your spouse, your kids, your job, your 401k\u2014everything\u2014it doesn\u2019t belong to you. It\u2019s God\u2019s. He just lets you drive it. He lets you use it. Then, you don\u2019t have to worry. It\u2019s kind of like losing your hair. Once it\u2019s all lost and once you give everything over to the Lord, then, you don\u2019t have to worry about it anymore. That\u2019s His worry, and He\u2019s responsible to take care of His children. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> You know, you share that illustration\u2014and I remember the corner. I could take you to the corner in Little Rock where I was where we first felt the transmission not shifting the way it was supposed to in the minivan. I remember the thought, which was: \u201cI\u2019m going to have to get a new transmission or a new car. Those are going to be my choices.\u201d Mary Ann was in the vehicle with me. Somehow, in our conversation, we got around to, \u201cI guess God wants a new transmission for His minivan.\u201d Then, I thought, \u201cAnd I hope God puts some money in His bank account so He can pay for His new transmission which He\u2019s going to need.\u201d [Laughter] \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI mean, there are those times in life when we look at things and go, \u201cI don\u2019t know how this is going to work;\u201d but if we are dependent on the Lord, and if we\u2019re being diligent to do all we can do, then, we can move on and say: \u201cOkay, Lord, this belongs to You. I\u2019m doing everything I know how to do. It does belong to You. It\u2019s Yours to take care of.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Right. Like the birds\u2014when He says, in Matthew 6, He takes care of those: \u201cYour Father feeds those. Are you not worth much more than many sparrows?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes. Let me ask you quickly to talk about guilt because, when we were talking beforehand, you said this is a big issue for a lot of folks. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> It definitely is. I have a heart for people that feel like they\u2019ve crossed a line with God\u2014they\u2019ve sinned too greatly. They are like the prodigal, and they\u2019re at the pig sty. They just feel like, \u201cThere\u2019s no way that God could forgive me for x, y, and z.\u201d Lots of times, especially with sexual sin\u2014there\u2019s just something about it. It just covers a person with slimy fingerprints. I love the fact that God is the God of forgiveness, no matter what you\u2019ve done; but what you need to do is you can\u2019t cover over your sin\u2014you have to <em>uncover<\/em> your sin. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIt says in Proverbs, Chapter 28, verse 13, \u201cHe who covers his transgressions will not prosper; but he who confesses and forsakes them will find compassion.\u201d If you cover your transgression, which is what a lot of people do\u2014cover it over, like Achan, in the Book of Joshua, \u201cI\u2019m going to cover this, and nobody is going to see it.\u201d Then, God says: \u201cAlright, then, I\u2019m going to uncover it. I\u2019m going to embarrass you, and it\u2019s not going to be pretty.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br>But if we choose to uncover it\u2014confess it to God, own it, and say, \u201cGod, this is what I did, and this was wrong,\u201d\u2014then, He covers it in the blood of Jesus and washes it white as snow. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> And you point people to Psalm 32, which is a psalm of confession. It\u2019s where David says, \u201cWhen I covered my sin, my bones were rotting away; but when I confessed, I found life.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes. Tell our listeners about Riley and Tracy\u2014the couple you talk about in the book. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Well, they were a Christian couple\u2014godly couple. They were going to get married, and they fell into sexual immorality in their dating. She became pregnant. They knew that this was going to be a difficulty, big time, because here they are representing Christ. People know they are Christians; and they are going to pretend like: \u201cOh, we have this Christian marriage. We did everything right as we go to the altar.\u201d They knew it wasn\u2019t true. So, they knew they would be espousing a lie. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, they talked to their pastor. They confessed that she was pregnant. He said, \u201cWhat do we need to do about this?\u201d And he said, \u201cI think I need to tell the church and let them know this is what happened so that when we do stand at the altar, we can know that we\u2019re not lying about this, and we have confessed our sin, not only to God, but we\u2019ve told other people who need to know this because it\u2019s going to become evident somewhere down the road.\u201d So, they did that. Took a lot of courage, but they did that. When they got married, they both felt so pure before the Lord as they stood at the altar because there weren\u2019t any secrets. There weren\u2019t any elephants in the living room, covered over with a sheet. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOne of the things, too, that I think really makes a difference\u2014I hammer this home with people\u2014Acts 10:15, where Peter has the experience with the sheet coming down and the unclean things there\u2014\u201cArise, Peter, kill and eat.\u201d He said, \u201cNo, Lord, I would never do that.\u201d He said, \u201cWhat God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy.\u201d I tell people, \u201cHey, when you really confess your sin to God, and you repent of that sin, He forgives you.\u201d And a person\u2014I don\u2019t care what they\u2019ve done. They can get down on their knees, confess that sin to God, repent of that sin, and get up, knowing they\u2019re completely cleansed by the Lord. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Would you pray for that person, who is listening to us right now, who needs to do just that\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> \u2014and ask God to meet them where they are? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tFather in Heaven, I pray for that one, who is listening today, that is so guilt-ridden, and just is haunted by the ghost of guilt, and is wearing guilt like a heavy cloak. Everywhere they go, Lord, they\u2019re just hearing that alarm blaring. Remind that person, anew and afresh, that You love them. You know all about them. <br><br>And God, I pray that one would just <em>confess<\/em> their sin to you\u2014quit trying to cover it over\u2014and just say: \u201cLord, this is what I did. It\u2019s horrible, and it\u2019s awful, and it\u2019s so shameful. I don\u2019t even want to look at it; but God, this is what I did. Jesus, right now, I ask You to forgive me of that. I turn from that sin; and, Lord, I just claim Your blood.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tGod, do a mighty work and help that person to believe You and walk in the peace and joy that You died for them to have. In Jesus\u2019 name. Amen. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> We know that when we ask anything according to God\u2019s will, He hears us; and it is God\u2019s will that people be free and have peace instead of guilt. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tJeff, Debbie, it\u2019s a great privilege to serve on the <em>Weekend to Remember<\/em> marriage getaway speaker team with you guys. Appreciate you. Thanks for your ministry at your church, and thanks for this book. I think it\u2019s going to help a lot of people\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Thank you. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> \u2014not only deal with their own emotions, but maybe do a better job with the next generation\u2014with their kids\u2014at equipping them to know how to biblically handle their emotions, as they grow up. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes. The book Dennis is talking about\u2014the book that Jeff has written\u2014is called <em>Runaway Emotions<\/em>. And you can go to FamilyLifeToday.com to request a copy of the book. Again, our website is FamilyLifeToday.com. Order from us online; or call 1-800-FL-TODAY and ask for a copy of the book, <em>Runaway Emotions<\/em>, by Jeff Schreve. Again, our toll-free number is 1-800- \u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then, the word, \u201cTODAY\u201d\u20141-800-358-6329. Or again, our website is FamilyLifeToday.com. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, a quick word of thanks to those of you who are <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> champions\u2014that\u2019s what we call you around here\u2014those of you who help support this ministry. We think of you as champions. We could not do what we do without you. And so, those of you who are monthly supporters\u2014Legacy Partners\u2014to this ministry or those of you who, from time to time, will get in touch with us to make a donation to help support the ministry\u2014you are all partners with us\u2014champions in the cause of seeing every home become a godly home. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe want to provide practical, biblical help for your marriage and for your family. And we want to see that message continue to spread in communities all around the world. So, thanks for partnering with us in that. I trust that you are making your local church your first giving priority. We hope that\u2019s the case. As you\u2019re able to help us beyond what you do to support your local church, we\u2019re grateful for that support. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThis week, we\u2019d like to say, \u201cThank you for your financial support,\u201d by providing you with a CD that features a conversation Dennis and I had with Kim and Krickitt Carpenter. The two of them were involved in a catastrophic car accident, back, a number of years ago. In fact, Krickitt experienced significant brain trauma. When she was able to speak again, she did not remember that she was married\u2014didn\u2019t know who her husband was. Kim was faced with a difficult choice in terms of trying to rebuild a relationship, from the ground up, with somebody who had just gone through a significant brain injury. <br><br>We\u2019d love to share their story with you. Again, it\u2019s our way of saying, \u201cThank you for helping to support this ministry.\u201d Go to FamilyLifeToday.com. Click the button that says, \u201cI CARE\u201d, and make an online donation to support the ministry. Or call 1-800-FL-TODAY. Make your donation over the phone, and ask for the CD titled <em>The Vow<\/em> when you get in touch with us. Again, we\u2019re grateful for your partnership with us, here, in the ministry of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd we hope you have a great weekend. Hope you can join us back on Monday. We\u2019re going to hear from Rick and Kay Warren who\u2014truth be told, they had some challenging early years in their marriage. They\u2019ll share some of the good, the bad, and the ugly with us on Monday. Hope you can tune in for that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI want to thank our engineer today, Keith Lynch, and our entire broadcast production team. On behalf of our host, Dennis Rainey, I\u2019m Bob Lepine. 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