This week the preschoolers are learning about the Israelites and the bronze snake. I always find the story of the bronze snake a bit odd. The Israelites stop being obedient to God and so he sends venomous snakes to bite and kill them.
Paralyzing Fear Locks the Door
There are two kinds of fear: 1. Positive fear. This fear warns us of a hot stove and dangerous traffic. It is a good thing to protect us. 2. Paralyzing fear. This fear is negative, and hinders our relationship with God, others and ourselves.
How to Deal with Worry
Worry is unhelpful, unreasonable, unheathly, and unnatural. How can we deal with it according to scripture?