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GIANTS IN THE LAND

What are some of the giants we face today?
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B.
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F.
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I.
J.
K.
L.
God is the greatest of all. He goes before you like a consuming .
What two promises does God make before sending us out to grapple with giants?
A.
B.
Those promises mean you’ll never walk , and you’ll never walk in . God has the strength to bring you over any oppressor.

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Chapter 1

FIGHTING YOUR FEAR

God equipped us with fear so we would be wise enough to ourselves from the unexpected. Fear is a basic instinct, a good thing—as long as it remains rational.
When fear builds its power over us; it our hands and keeps us from doing the routine things in life— , playing, living, and God.
Fear has been described as a small trickle of that flows through the mind until it wears such a great channel that all your thoughts drain into it.
You may stand at the threshold of greatest promise for you, but you’ll never claim blessings if you let fear dominate your life.
The truth is that He has a and that we can claim it with joyful assurance. disregards that .
Fear robs us of our . Fear brings out our . Fear, not the object of the fear, its inhabitants.
Fear is more than any disease you can name. It roams the landscape and God’s people.
True or False
Learning never involves testing.
Every defining moment of is just like starting over. Memory and experience should us.
True or False
Fear disbelieves God’s promises.
True or False
Fear is disobedience.
What is the simple command God repeats throughout Scripture concerning fear?
How can we face our fears?
A. Your Fear Honestly
B. Your Fear As Sin
C. God’s Promises Of Protection
D. A Closer Relationship With God
E. Your Life To Jesus Christ
We can by will to obey God’s voice. We can make it our daily, serious to fill our lives and thoughts and plans with His Word and His truth.

Match the following:

Be strong and of a good courage, fear not,	A. Psalm 27:1
The Lord is the strength of my life	B. Isaiah 41:10
The Lord is on my side; I will not fear	C. Psalm 118:6
Be not afraid of sudden fear	D. Proverbs 29:25
The fear of man bringeth a snare	E. Proverbs 3:25-26
I will help thee	F. Deuteronomy 31:6

What made the difference for Joshua and Caleb? “”
The opposite of fear is .
The you reach out to other people with needs, the your fears become. This is casting out fear.
The ultimate giant is itself.
Death dominion over this world. The power of death was totally by Christ’s death on the cross. Death no power at all outside of the lies and distortions of the deceiver.
God is . Fear not! There are in the land, but next to our Lord they’re little more than .

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Chapter 2

DESTROYING YOUR DISCOURAGEMENT

The dictionary defines discourage as “to deprive of , to deter, to , to hinder.”
We must live and breathe and take up residence in , or we’re sure to faint, to grow , to lose heart. It takes diligent to live above discouragement.
Ezra was the priest to broken , and Nehemiah was the rebuilder of broken .
What are the factors leading to discouragement that we need to recognize?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Every human body is governed by its own mathematical formula involving , pressure, and .
There are three ways to live: You can out, you can out, or you can out.
True or False
Fatigue and frustration are a good recipe for failure.
True or False
Failure is universal.
What makes the difference is how we our failure. The great danger is in letting our negative thoughts and impressions be by the adversity we suffer.
True or False
Nothing expedites the work of God’s people like a negative word.
True or False
Criticism is toxic.
How can we respond to discouragement?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Cry out to God instead of .
Satan knows that if he can play on our and get us to , he can keep the problem from being resolved. He can keep God’s work from moving .
No matter how you may feel, no matter how in the dumps your spirit may be, up the good work.
You may see nothing but drudgery in your life; you need to see what He is doing you, you, and you. You need to hold on to that .
Don’t let the enemy you.
As Christians we must our to see the view from where Jesus sits.
In times of discouragement, to the Word of God. When your heart is ailing, it needs a transfusion of and .
God’s going to help you see just what you to see in His Word, and He’s going to give you the that will help you prevail through the bumps in the rocky road of life.
Our own become lighter when we’ve been carrying the of others. That’s the way planned things.
Write out Matthew 11:28:

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Chapter 3

LIBERATION FROM LONELINESS

Philip Zimbardo points to studies that show as a central agent of , paranoia, schizophrenia, rape, , mass murder, and a wide variety of diseases.
Loneliness is a longing for .
What are some of the ways loneliness manifests itself?
A. The Lonely
B. The Lonely
C. The Lonely
D. The Lonely
E. The Lonely
F. The Lonely of
True or False
False Among the loneliest souls in this world are married people.
True or False
For the divorced, loneliness can be tinged with bitterness.
True or False
Senior citizens feel the hurt of giving their lives to children who now simply don’t have time for them.
True or False
Physical problems have emotional symptoms because pain isolates us.
True or False
Leadership isolates.
It’s no to be lonely; it’s a of being human—of being created in the image of the God who first made us because He delighted in .
Today we remember Jeremiah as “the prophet” because of the tears he shed over fallen Jerusalem. His deep is an agonizing thing to read and study.
Feeling lonely is not a sin, but we sin when we
A. begin to it.
B. begin the biblical prescription for confronting it.
C. let it us and our lives.
The steps for liberation from loneliness include:
A. the Reality of Your Loneliness
B. God’s Provision for Your Loneliness
C. God’s Word to Fill Your Mind and Heart
D. Your Network of Christian Friends
Loneliness is and it is . It is in no way a reflection of as a Christian or a member of society.
If you know Jesus, there’s else that can be done; there are other options. If you know Jesus, then hope and joy is possible for you.
The voice of will speak with clarity to the lonely. The of will soothe and encourage you.
Write Psalm 27:10:
Loneliness is a . God has provided you with everything you need, and if you to dwell in the lifestyle of loneliness, that’s a you’ve made.
God works through people together. He wants you to be part of something and dynamic and than yourself.
Christians have a special in pulling in those who are estranged and alienated. The ministry of and is our distinguishing mark in this world.
God will never you nor you. Reach out, take His hand, and discover what it means to slay the giant of .

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Chapter 4

WINNING AGAINST WORRY

The worrier has a mind torn between the and the , the and the .
Don’t worry does not mean don’t . To live without isn’t pure spirituality; it’s pure insanity.
Don’t worry does not mean don’t be . There’s a difference between and .
If you buy into a God, you must buy into a God—or you’re simply inconsistent.
True or False
Worry is irrational.
True or False
Worry adds to our happiness.
True or False
Worry is the most effective use of your time.
Jesus would never suffer and die for the same children He planned to . That’s why worry is .
Worry reduces us to the ways of the pagans who blind, deaf, and powerless , who live as if the desperation of a sacrifice at the altar will bring another few drops of rain.
How can you become free from worry’s tyranny?
A. You need a
B. You need a
The past is for good, and the future is still under . But today has you need.
The Bible tells us: Leave tomorrow . When that day dawns, God will give you the and the you need for it. At the present time, you have and the He has given you for today.
We must dwell on the miracle of what lies before us , this moment, this second. All else is by comparison.
Live in the tense, and make every day a beautiful gift to God, unmarred by the lines and wrinkles of .
What are six words of wisdom for worriers?

Matthew 6:33	A. Call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
Matthew 6:34	B. Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
Deuteronomy 33:25	C. Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Psalm 50:15	D. Be careful for nothing: but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Psalm 55:22	E. As thy days, so shall thy strength be.
I Peter 5:7	F. Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Philippians 4:6-7	G. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

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Chapter 5

GUARDING AGAINST GUILT

Guilt is a with interesting powers. It kills slowly but with excruciating .
When the damage has been done and the sets in, the first impulse is silence. We can’t talk to . We can’t talk to .
What are the aspects of the agony of guilt mentioned in Psalm 32?
A.
B.
C.
Nathan was sent by God to sin and corruption at the highest political level.
Many of us are masters of shifting the . It’s a natural human impulse, and come cheap.
The journey of starts here or nowhere. You’ve got to to what you’ve done. To push away is to ensure that it goes nowhere.
What four words did David choose to take in the scope of his actions?
A.
B.
C.
D.
is all about naked honesty before God or before fellow Christians. It means describing our actions with the same words God uses, and no or .
There’s no way to be made well unless we first the of sin.
After acknowledging the reality of , the second step is to turn our face toward God. All is an offense first and foremost against Him, even when there’s a human victim.
No one else can except Him. Only the Lord can the against Him.
The believer who “” is aware of something missing—the unique, boundless of walking in the Spirit.
Covenants often follow times of and restoration. It’s a time to hold yourself . But it’s also a time to deeper from God.
Happy is that man whose sin is . No sin outweighs the of God.
What matters is God’s response, for He’s the ultimate of every ever committed.
True or False
Guilt is a giant of terrible weight.

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Chapter 6

TAMING YOUR TEMPTATION

An life is a precarious thing, constructed throughout a lifetime by the bricks of and the mortar of .
Satan has one deadly to cut God off from His own children. It’s called , and the devil uses it over and over like a battering ram, hammering at the fortresses of our lives until he can finally create a breach.
All Satan needs is a opening; that’s all it takes to topple a life of honor. That’s all it takes to the well of living water in our souls.
These are words of reassurance: Whatever you’re going through, please remember that you’re the only person to pass that way. Countless people have felt the pull of the that now tugs at you.
Temptation is not . The truth is that temptation itself is . The sin comes in the .
Temptation is a in the road. It’s the presentation of a of which road to travel: the high one or the low one.
The important thing to remember is that you’re walking with the on that journey. He will hold your hand, and He will fail to point out the direction that’s right and true.
It’s clear that God temptation in our lives for many reasons. But as He does so, we have His that He places a limitation on the intensity of the temptation.
The trouble may be , but God’s love is . Never worry about the limits of strength—it’s all about strength.
True or False
You’ll never be tested beyond your endurance because you can rely on His endurance.
When we have every possibility of stumbling, every possibility of choosing the wrong path, and we stand tall and walk wisely just the same, is in this world and in the next.
True or False
As your crisis unfolds, God has already provided the way of escape you need.
True or False
There’s power in the name of Christ, and in His presence.
True or False
Jesus does not provide an escape by His own embrace.
True or False
When you feel temptation coming, stick around for the battle.
What are the weapons you can use against temptation on the battlefield?
A. the possibility of temptation
B. help in time of temptation
C. the Devil and he will flee from you
D. from certain kinds of temptation
E. any means of sin far from you
F. bad influences with good ones
G. to take the high road
In battle, the enemy’s best weapon is . Don’t let the devil up on you.
Every day carries for the Christian. We need to constantly for awareness and strength.
True or False
There are times when cowardice is another word for wisdom.
The Bible gives us three kinds of sins to flee. What are they?
A.
B.
C.
All kinds of evils proceed from the mouth of . Don’t let get its hooks into your life or the lives of your children.
Take care not to use as an excuse for unhealthy friendships. We don’t need to place ourselves under the of those who don’t know God.
The path of faith is not a road at all, but a jungle between the two paths. The result is a soul.
When we give ourselves wholly to God, we have the answer to the pressure. Let renew your heart and your mind daily.

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Chapter 7

ATTACKING YOUR ANGER

What makes anger so elusive and so incredibly dangerous is that it flares , powerfully, and . It takes no counsel of the .
Anger is the that can harm the vessel in which it is even more than the person on whom it is poured.
Check which of the following is a scriptural condemnation of anger?
A. I Kings 10:1
B. Job 42:10
C. Psalm 37:8
D. Proverbs 24:20
True or False
Jesus is our model in all things, anger included.
True or False
Righteous anger is always about ourselves.
True or False
Jesus had a measured, rational response to the injustice He saw.
There is such a thing as righteous, anger. The right kind of anger is , but the wrong kind is an .
The grudge is a kind of that attacks the soul, bringing with it feelings of dark cynicism. Anger is —it becomes a poison that will eventually kill the spirit.
The main process in the manufacture of anger is the of it. The of anger is a dangerous thing.
There is no place for in the Christian vocabulary—not if we’re to hold the New Testament as our authority.
Rather than running down people, we can spend the same time edifying them using the as a vessel of grace. That’s one of the marks of the .
When you must deal with anger, don’t it; don’t it; don’t converse about it; don’t disperse it. Instead, you must it.
Grace isn’t the way to behave; it’s the way. It’s the most witness you can possibly offer.
Anger can be . We do so when we it and release it to God.
Jesus reversed the . He took it all within His aching body and offered a prayer of .
When Jesus chose that reaction, the greatest of all occurred. Sin wasn’t ignored; it was . Death itself was .
A new pattern was established for us to live. for evil. for curses. for aggression.

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Chapter 8

RESISTING YOUR RESENTMENT

The teeth of cut sharp and deep, and can lay to the life that God designed as a feast and a celebration of abundant living.
Resentment makes us angry.
The practice of is poison when it comes to husbands and wives, parents and children, friends and companions.
Resentment the flames of life and love. It failure and evil, and it lets no one else forget.
Resentment is an ugly, creature. It distorts . it not just the bitter person, but those who come in contact with the person.
When we choose to hold on to our , we relinquish control of our future. We the freshness of the new day and all its possibilities for the pain of the past.
When we opt to cling to bitterness, it’s as if we’ve placed ourselves under an evil . Only the ancient and godly remedy of will remove that spell.
Bitterness is a . You can begin by nurturing a minor , and if you feed it, the grows into a powerful resentment.
A little rational will cure a great deal of misplaced resentment.
Words have a way of bringing to vague and amorphous feelings. They our thoughts and show us what lies beneath.
A little is beneficial for strong emotions. It takes the off fresh anger. It provides an .
If you’re furious, remorseful, frantic, sorrowful—whatever emotion you may have, it to . as you .
Talk to . Ask Him to help you see the depth of His , His mercy, His and .
Be a generous, detailed . Maybe you’ve been an emotional “pack rat,” but now it’s time to get the jumbo-size garbage bag and everything out of your .
The world is so much , its colors so much more vivid, the world filled with so much more when we’re not blinded by petty resentment.
Resentment keeps us from knowing the of God. It keeps us from being faithful , faithful children, good .
Resist your . Banish every trace of . Live by the liberating law of — and remember to .

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Chapter 9

DISARMING YOUR DOUBTS

Of all God’s creatures, we are the only ones who to , to secure the reason and the rationale.
Doubt is not the of faith, but the of faith, the growing pains of an eager, seeking spirit.
The true enemy of faith is , which refuses to consider.
Doubts are basically guaranteed in homes. The of the faith are so ingrained, so taken for granted, that we must test them before making them our own.
Your Father wants you to work out your salvation with fear, , confrontation, , and whatever else might be required to nurture an authentic friendship with the living God.
Doubt in the dark. feeds doubt; daylight has a way of dispelling the worst of it.
True doubt never away from the facts, wherever they may lead. It stubbornly pursues the .
Christianity ultimately comes down to something more than theological . The are the beginning of the journey.
The answer comes finally in experience, in reaching out to and to feel and in being ourselves by the power of the the journey.
The answer comes finally in experience, in reaching out to and to feel and in being ourselves by the power of the hands.
is the reward of the insistent seeker.
God is enough to handle the questions that trouble you. Just be about your doubts.
Doubts, useless in and of themselves, are when they lead us somewhere.
If you’re going to make it through the bad times and finally encounter the true goodness of God, you must begin with . You must admit to yourself that it’s well with your soul.
What is Mark Littleton’s little formula?

Match the following.

Sarah	A. Man of the widest faith, flirted with the deepest doubts
Gideon	B. Pointed angry finger at God, accused Him of desertion
David	C. Laughed in the face of God’s promises
Job	D. Doubted in the very presence of an angel
Jeremiah	E. Came head-on at God with tough questions

You don’t find in the Word of God; it finds in you.
We need to accept the fact that, occasionally, the Bible opts for . God has an answer, but we must the Spirit and our own sound mind as we make our decisions.
We can bring Him our and be certain of receiving, if not precisely the we expected, then certainly the we truly needed all along.
God is . We tell Him what we , and He gives us what we .

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Chapter 10

POSTPONING YOUR PROCRASTINATION

True or False
The word, tomorrow, is a thief.
True or False
Procrastination is the giver of time.
True or False
At any given moment we need to be aware of the wisest possible way to invest the moment.
True or False
Time is the ballot that records your vote on what matters in life.
True or False
Your time is your treasure; spend it carefully.
True or False
Procrastination gives you opportunities for service.
True or False
Every successful person is a procrastinator.
True or False
Time is the inexplicable raw material of everything.
True or False
Your relationship with God is measured in time.
True or False
The world was Paul’s pulpit.
The voice of God came through, loud and clear, to Felix’s and reduced him to his bare essentials.
Procrastination cuts off our , our success, and possibly even our .
What are the two greatest mistakes made by those who misuse time?
A. Procrastination does not take into account the .
B. Procrastination does not take into account the .
Tomorrow is the most word in the Bible. The word God prefers is .
Today is the day God chose to get your attention, and with God there are no . Don’t the moment.
We know that God each of us. He us to salvation. He us to service.
Rich will be the legacy of a man who God through his of the precious moments God gave him.

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Chapter 11

FACING YOUR FAILURE

Failure is : mark it down; expect it early and often.
God’s shines brightly through our darkness, and His appears even more powerful beside our weakness.
When you experience failure, the first thing to remember is this: .
Eternal truths are ; they never fade. If we give ourselves to them, we’re connected to eternity and from the passing and petty.
God us most deeply when we drop the pretenses, forget our all-important facades.
Own up to your . Step up to take . Living a lie doesn’t work, so wise believers with their past honestly before walking away from it.
If there’s anything we can know for sure about our Father, anything that is crystal-clear, it is that is His .
The one great redeeming factor of failure is this: We have a chance to something we could never otherwise. It can be a to new insight and new opportunities.
If you see yourself as a , you’ll doom yourself to endless repetitions of what you’ve done. And it will all be based on a tragic of yourself.
God doesn’t see you as a . He sees you as His .
Failure isn’t . It’s a of life, but not a of life.
As long as we listen to the voice of the best is yet to come.
The Bible has three particularly instructive stories to help you to remember to avoid judging failure in others. What are they?
A.
B.
C.
We can never forget that we see the reality; God looks , to the heart.
can spring from failure, and from defeat.
We find an overcoming , a transcending , when we extend a hand of support, a word of consolation,and finish the race shoulder to shoulder.
The winners aren’t those who never . They’re the ones capable of up one more time than they go down.

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Chapter 12

JOURNEYING BEYOND JEALOUSY

The literal meaning is to within. Anger, jealousy, and covetousness seethe and within our hearts.
Envy appears benign and . It’s quiet and , ready to rejoice over someone else’s misfortune.
Jealousy tends to refer to something and living in fear of it.
Envy is the of vices; it isolates us because everyone becomes a potential .
The first place to look for jealousy is among the circles of those steeped in .
Even when covetous people have all they need, they can never be . Their eye is not on the treasure possess, but on the one that someone possesses.
When the goes to church, he knows just what buttons to push. He knows how to get control of your mind as you sit in your pew in the house of God; he your .
Jealousy begins at , and before any other institution, it seeks to the family.
Jealousy comes through the family’s door and sends love out the . It leaves no room for any other .
Lives are by jealousy and envy, which are so poisonous they can drive us to do the unthinkable and irrational.
Jealousy ultimately anyone who gives in to it.
It’s clear from God’s Word, then, that we need to face the sin of jealousy with deadly .
What four things do we need to do to combat jealousy and envy?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The very second we grab the arm of a rival and walk before the throne of together, the petty, shameful things quickly in the radiant light of His grace. You hold on to a jealous grudge with the eyes of heaven upon you.
If you want to drive jealousy out quickly, simply do this: for the person you envy. for him daily. See if God doesn’t honor your faith and your heart.
Perfect casts out fear, but it casts out so many other things as well. It casts out . It casts out , resentment and discouragement. is the force that causes even giants to turn and flee.

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