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What if she finds out what the real me is like ?
I could fill volumes on all the fears that occupy the space in our minds . Sometimes , we just have to stop and shut fear up . If you can ’ t hear anything above the decibel level of your fears , whip out the Bible and start reading . This is not going to remove the emotion of fear from your life , but it will help weaken its power over you .
Excerpt from Overcoming When You Feel Overwhelmed by Jentezen Franklin provided by Chosen Books , a division of Baker Publishing Group . Copyright 2022 . Used by permission .
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Jentezen Franklin is the senior pastor of Free Chapel , a multicampus church with a global reach . His messages influence generations through modern day technology and digital media , his televised broadcast , Kingdom Connection , and outreaches that put God ’ s love and compassion into action . Jentezen is also a New York Times bestselling author who speaks at conferences worldwide . He and his wife , Cherise , live in Gainesville , Georgia , and have five children and four grandchildren . 29