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Overcoming Your Fear of People - December 1st Week,

"Do not be afraid of their faces..." Jeremiah 1:8

Do you avoid certain activities and social occasions because of insecurity? If so, you might have 'social phobia,' the fear of being inadequate, embarrassed or negatively evaluated. Some of us even experience panic attacks that leave us immobilized to the point of dysfunction. Yet it's avoiding such situations rather than facing them, that allows our fears to control us.

How great our fear becomes depends on what we say to ourselves when it hits. And what we say to ourselves is largely a function of what psychologists call our 'sub-personality type.'

Here are some common sub-personality types, and ways we can handle them: 'The Worrier.' Worriers anticipate the worst, create grandiose images of potential tragedy, and are always hyper-vigilant for any small signs of trouble. Their favourite self-talk expression is, 'But what if...?' Learn to replace your worrier self-talk with, 'So, what if...By God's grace I can learn to handle this. I can feel anxious and still do it. I don't like it, but I can stand it until it passes. I'll get used to it with practice and God's help.'

When Jeremiah's fears kicked in and he wanted to run from a public speaking assignment, God said to him: '...you must go wherever I send you and say whatever I tell you. And don't be afraid of the people, for I will be with you and will protect you...' (Jeremiah 1:7-8 NLT). Instead of running from it, choose to face it in faith; and watch how God will get you through it!

Pastor Charity Kamau
Kenyan Community International Church
(206) 852-2024

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Exemplary Leadership - November 4th Week,

'...HE GAVE CONSTANT ENCOURAGEMENT...' ACTS 20:2

A good leader has two important characteristics: he or she knows where they're going, and can show others the value of going with them. There are talented people who'll never be effective
leaders because they're more interested in themselves than in those they lead. However, once they've gone through the school of hard knocks, they become sensitive to other people's needs.
But effective leaders don't wait for that to happen. They realise that ideas are a ten a penny, while the people who implement them are priceless.

Legendary football coach Bear Bryant used to say, 'I'm just a plough-hand...but I've learned how to hold a team together; how to
lift some men up, how to calm others down, until...they've got one heartbeat. There are just three things I say: if something goes bad, I did it; if it goes semi-good, we did it; if it goes really good, you did it!'

If you aspire to lead others, consider this: exemplary leaders
are approachable; they don't get touchy and fly off the handle; they never let minor problems poison their outlook; they sandwich every slice of criticism between two layers of praise.
Robert Louis Stevenson said, 'Keep your fears to yourself but share your courage with others.' There are people who knock the heart out of you and others who put it back in.

Encouraging others simply means giving them 'a courage transfusion.' '...Paul called the disciples together and...gave constant encouragement, lifting their spirits...charging them with fresh
hope.' That's exemplary leadership! So, do you have what it takes to lead

Pastor Charity Kamau
Kenyan Community International Church
(206) 852-2024

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