Anxiety & Worry the killer pair.

Why do we hear many people, including Christians say “oh I do worry.” Worry causes anxiety and anxiety causes stress and stress causes an imbalance in our behaviour and importantly we do not walk with Christ in that time.

God has .afe it abundantly clear in Matthew 6 v 25 to 34. There, you will find 7 yes 7 Reasons NOT to worry!! Read them, and when you get to verse 30 at the end, it says if you worry, it shows a lack of faith in God 﫣.

Empowerment 2 ~ Entrenched in Bunkers

Last time I introduced the “Empowerment (Trust) Matrix this week we will briefly look at the first quadrant “entrenched in bunkers”.

The Empowerment (Trust) Matrix

Low trust                     Entrenched in bunkers                Caged Eagles

High Trust Flying Blind ~ Empowered Individuals

                                    Low Enablement                           High Enablement

As leaders within the church we need to recognise those who appear to be in entrenched bunkers and begin the engagement process. These individuals are recognisable as they hide within the church, they may have been hurt by others in the past and their behaviour is perhaps viewed as marginal not able to offer or expected to do much and thus they are left on the fringes.

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