Part 4 in "Steadfast Faith Series" People don?t seem to think that the things going on now in the world will improve. They don?t seem to have a positive outlook or any hope. We have to have the mindset that says ?God chose for me to live now so He equipped me to do what I do now. God knew when I would live and at what point I would intersect time. I was chosen by God to live now so undoubtedly I have what it takes brains resiliency intestinal fortitude etc. I got it!? Worst case senario _ I still have a Bible I still have my faith & I still have God! This situation doesn?t change anything! The olfactory gland in the nose can smell fear rejection attraction sensation on the spirit. The most stimulating sense we have is smell. Smell has the power to take you to places in your memory that you wouldn?t otherwise go. What if the smell takes you to the negative? If you suppress it you won?t remember where it takes you but just that it is negative. The physical body does things in response to the negative inputs. Would we recognize that joint pain is in relation to the negative stimuli? Back pain headache? Mark 4:15-17 And these are they by the way side where the word is sown; but when they have heard Satan cometh immediately and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts. And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who when they have heard the word immediately receive it with gladness; And have no root in themselves and so endure but for a time: afterward when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake immediately they are offended. _ Affliction=pressure stress. The pressures of life are designed to steal your peace and make your life unfruitful in your Christian walk. _ Reject stress! Don?t say ?I?m stressed?. Stress is designed to make you adjust your behavior to make you do what he you to do. If you press on something enough it will change it?s shape. Things that press you want to change the way you look the way you look at life what you do with your life your purpose. Pressure will make you look like something you don?t want to look like instead of shaping you into the image of God. Hebrews 4:1-9 _ Vs 1 - Let us therefore fear lest a promise being left us of entering into his rest any of you should seem to come short of it. _ Fear _ be aware that it can happen and be careful that it doesn?t happen to you. Be cautious that you?re not ?resting? properly. What do you do when pressure comes? Are you going to rest in the Word or are you going to fall for it? _ Vs 2 - For unto us was the gospel preached as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them not being mixed with faith in them that heard it. _ Faith is the countermeasure to fear pressure and stress. _ Vs 3 - For we which have believed do enter into rest as he said As I have sworn in my wrath if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world. _ Are you walking the floor all night or are you sleeping at night? ?Put it to bed? ?deal with it? ?get over it?. Rest is an active word. You enter into His rest by choice. Activity in right ways leads into rest. Active pursuit of the Word and faith. _ Vs 4 - For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise And God did rest the seventh day from all his works. _ Recognition of the Sabbath is a big part of rest. Church attendance is part of entering rest. _ Vs 5 - And in this place again If they shall enter into my rest. _ Unbelief will keep you out of rest. What do you believe about what?s going with you? Do you believe that you?re going under? Do you believe the doctor?s bad report? Do you believe the Word? _ Vs 6-9 - Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief: Again he limiteth a certain day saying in David To day after so long