Rabbi Schneider talked about overcoming anxiety and encouraged people to apply vertical thinking.
Vertical Thinking
The Discovering the Jewish Jesus Show host, Rabbi Schneider, shared a practical tip about overcoming anxiety. He referenced Isaiah 41:10, “Do not anxiously look about… for I am your God.” He then highlighted one of his experiences when he was contemplating a situation he was facing that produced anxiety in his heart. Suddenly, he heard the Holy Spirit saying, “Horizontal.”
He explained that God reminded him not to anxiously focus on surface-level concerns of the earth. The Holy Spirit encouraged him not to be fearful of the circumstances surrounding him, as if he were viewing things horizontally. Instead, God desired his thoughts to be vertical, encouraging him to have faith and confidence in God’s embrace.
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Overcoming Anxiety
“God says, ‘Don’t wonder what’s going to happen… Don’t think horizontally… But rather, the Lord says, look up and believe in me for I am your God, and I am with you,’” he shared.
Eventually, he offered encouragement to those who were worrying about their health or finances. In the name of Jesus, he declared freedom from those negative thoughts, explaining that they are vain and foul mindsets.
Furthermore, he elaborated that God doesn’t want His people to be preoccupied with earthly concerns. Instead, He desires them to trust in His words. Moreover, he shared what Jesus said in John 14:1: “Believe in God. Believe also in me… Let not your heart be troubled.” This is what vertical thinking, is all about. Rather than people opening their hearts to fear, they bring themselves back to the word of God.
“I encourage you, my friend, to fight a fight of faith. This is a spiritual warfare we are in. And the devil works through the powers of
the earth, through the thought realm. We need to cut horizontal thinking off,” he remarked.
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