Become New with John Ortberg Episode 13 - The 'Leave-it-there' Altar
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Mar 5, 2021 A candid look at how to inventory and name your fears, then decide whether to act or hand them over. A simple three-step practice to move from anxiety to surrender. A personal altar story about physically leaving worries behind. Reflections on lasting inner peace and how community shapes our calm.
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How Fear Paves The Way For Sin
- Fear is tightly linked to character defects and often triggers hiding and shame instead of honest reflection.
- John Ortberg traces this back to Adam and Eve: fear led to shame, hiding, and the first moral failure in the Garden of Eden.
Three Step Fear Inventory
- Do a three-step fear inventory: name your fears, ask if action is needed, and if not, turn them over to God.
- Ortberg recommends writing fears down and asking God to remove brooding when no practical step remains.
The Leave It There Altar At Home
- John Ortberg and his wife leave fears at a sculpture in their home that functions as a makeshift altar.
- They physically place burdens at the sculpture's base and call it their 'leave-it-there' altar.
