When You Don't Know What To Do | The Writings | 2 Chronicles 17-20

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🗓️ 22 March 2024

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What can you do when you are unsure what to do? How should Christians react in the midst of uncertainty? In today's episode, Jeff looks to 2 Chronicles 17-20 to find encouragement for overwhelming moments. Sign up here to receive the "Our Good King" Holy Week Devotional beginning on Palm Sunday, March 23rd, 2024. 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: 2 Chronicles 17-20

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0:00.0	Welcome to 10 minute Bible Talks.
0:05.0	Where we connect the Bible to your life.
0:09.0	In the time it takes to get to work.
0:11.0	I'm Jeff Parrot. There is a world of difference between feeling overwhelmed
0:17.3	about things you're certain about and being overwhelmed about things that are uncertain.
0:23.0	Overwhelming uncertainty might show up as a slow burn, drawn out sense of worry that constantly
0:30.6	rumbles around in your head. Or it might be an acute sense of anxiety or stress that
0:36.2	leaves you feeling completely disoriented. Let's bring that word overwhelmed to life for a moment.
0:43.9	Its original meaning carries a sense of being turned upside down or overthrown, a sensation of
0:50.3	being submerged or overcome, like a boat being swamped in the ocean.
0:55.0	Now we might casually toss around the word overwhelmed in day-to-day life,
1:01.0	yet it's actually rooted in a sense of our lives being tossed around, especially
1:06.6	when things are uncertain, when we're disoriented, not knowing what to do.
1:12.4	Please do a big question,
1:14.0	what do you do when you're overwhelmed like that?
1:18.0	What exactly can you do when you don't know what to do?
1:22.0	Maybe that question lands in your life because of unexpected
1:26.3	or persistent suffering. A diagnosis for you or a loved one that upends the plans that you had for this year or this month or even the
1:35.7	plans you had for this week. A relationship that used to be thriving is now hanging on by a thread.
1:42.4	Or a constant sense of being overwhelmed at school or at work or at home,
1:48.0	making you uncertain if or how you'll make it through the end of the day.
1:53.0	Or perhaps it's an ongoing sense of doubt.
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