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Are your kids going to be all right? Is your job secure? Will your marriage get better? We live in an age marked by worry and anxiety for adults and kids. Many who wrestle with anxiety know the Bible calls them to trust God, but how does that actually work? Pastor and author Jonny Ardavanis invites us to open God's Word for answers. In this conversation about his book, Consider the Lilies, you'll learn:
3:30 I had a front row seat to teen anxiety as a camp director
5:25 If you’re a parent, this is what you need to know
7:00 Even if your child doesn’t suffer from anxiety, he or she lives in a performance stressful culture
8:30 How can we protect the minds of our kids?
10:45 One of the main schemes of Satan is to make sin look normal and righteousness seem strange
15:00 Every worry is an invitation to get closer to God
17:10 What’s the difference between a good godly concern and an ungodly worry?
20:00 We were told our daughter had a syndrome with strokes and seizures
24:00 When your kids have sports injuries
27:55 God allows you to go through trials because…
Jonny Ardavanis is the pastor of Stonebridge Bible Church in Franklin, TN. He’s the founder and president of Dial In Ministries serving the next generation. He has served as camp director at Hume Lake Christian Camps and as a dean at The Master’s College. He and his wife have two young daughters. Today, we're talking about his book, Consider the Lilies: Finding Perfect Peace in the Character of God.
Learn more about Dial In Ministries
https://dialinministries.org/
Get Jonny's book, Consider the Lilies
https://www.amazon.com/Consider-Lilies-Finding-Perfect-Character/dp/0310368243/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.yBlnH-e3bSsBJoLo-Hv3vz_bwdX2IgWB9ezQ8PNYtkaw7ElP9_sLVDpE9it02M9F.-mnpeyrtjwUwqjpImQmTFaHlktyPYWQe-SMuf20w318&qid=1722298799&sr=1-1&ref=dialinministries.org
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