When Things Feel Chaotic | The Writings | Psalm 46

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🗓️ 1 May 2024

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What do you do in the midst of loneliness, elections, depression, illness, and chaos? Do the troubles of the world threaten to overwhelm you? In today's episode, Jensen shares an important reminder from Psalm 46. Find encouragement in God's word today. Read the Bible with us in 2024! This year, we’re tackling a group of Old Testament books traditionally known as “The Writings”— Psalms, Chronicles, Proverbs, Daniel, Ruth and more! Download your reading plan now. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now. Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it so that others can find it, too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit our website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Don't forget to subscribe to the TMBT Newsletter here. Passages: Psalm 46

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0:00.0	Welcome to 10 minute Bible Talks, where we connect the Bible to your life and the time it takes to get to work.
0:10.8	I'm Jensen Holt McNair.
0:12.0	As I was reading today's passage, I couldn't help
0:16.7	but be struck by the comfort that Psalm 46 brought me. My heart needed its reminder today, and I'm guessing that there are many of you who might feel the same.
0:26.0	Maybe you like me find yourself anxious and overwhelmed by the chaos of the world around you.
0:33.0	In my life that chaos can take many shapes.
0:36.0	Political unrest, toddler meltdowns,
0:39.0	fracturing family relationships,
0:41.0	loneliness,
0:42.8	friendships growing distant,
0:44.8	to-do lists piling on top of one another
0:47.6	with no end in sight.
0:50.3	Wherever you are, whatever life stage you find yourself in, chances are you can look around and find an area of your life where things feel unsettled, chaotic, overwhelming. Where is that for you? I want you to right now, actually take a moment, to think of the
1:09.0	chaotic place or places in your life that are maybe making you feel anxious, overwhelmed, unsettled.
1:19.8	So now that we have that place in mind, I want us to read Psalm 46, to the choir master of the sons of
1:27.1	Cora, according to alamoth, a song.
1:31.2	God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
1:35.0	Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved
1:40.0	into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam though the mountains tremble at its swelling.
1:46.8	There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God. The holy habitation of the most high.
1:53.0	God is in the midst of her.
1:55.0	She shall not be moved.
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