This workbook is your personal companion to Module 1 of Don't Worry — God Has My Back. Work through it as you watch the video, pausing to fill in each section. There are no wrong answers — only honest ones.
"What God reveals in this module is not information — it is a weapon. Use it. The moment you see worry for what it is, you will never fight it the same way again."
— Gaius Forlu
When was the last time you went a full day without worrying about something?
Write it here honestly:
"Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?"
— Matthew 6:27 (NKJV)
According to the American Institute of Stress, ______% of people regularly experience physical symptoms from stress and worry.
Fill in what Gaius mentions:
Worry is not just a _____________ problem.
What Jesus showed Gaius in Indiana is that worry is a _____________ weapon.
"Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?"
— Matthew 6:25 (NKJV)
In your own words, explain why a "divided mind" is dangerous to your faith life:
"If you are filled with worry, you are like a _________________ — always moving but never going anywhere." — West African Proverb
Why does this image capture what worry does to you?
"For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind."
— 2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV)
Paul does not say God has not given us a feeling of fear. He says a _____________ of fear. Complete the three truths below:
The things you worry about _________________ are the very things that point to your _________________ assignment. The devil does not waste _________________.
What do you worry about most? Based on today's teaching, what might that reveal about your calling?
Fill in each stage from the teaching:
Circle the stage that best describes where you are right now, then explain:
One word from Jezebel did what _______ false prophets could not do. The spirit of worry does not need to be _______. It just needs to find a _______ in your mind. And once it gets in — it starts the _______.
"Son, why do you worry? If I could take care of the _________________ of the sky and clothe the _________________ of the field — what more of you? You are _________________ in My eyes.
Listen carefully — each time you worry, you move ONE STEP _________________ from your breakthrough."
— Jesus to Gaius Forlu, Indiana
Think of an area where you have been worrying. Now flip it: what might God be about to do in that area?
"An angel touched him and said: Arise and eat. The journey is too great for you."
— 1 Kings 19:5 (NKJV)
Fill in what happened:
Fill in the blanks:
God did not _________________ Elijah in the cave. He _________________ him.
An angel touched him and said: "Arise and _________________. The _________________ is too great for you."
God fed him _________________ the instruction. _________________ the assignment. Before the wind, the _________________, and the fire.
Your cave is not a _________________. It is a _________________ room.
In your own words, summarize each main point:
Every morning this week — when worry comes — say this out loud:
Then speak Philippians 4:6 to yourself. Out loud. Until peace comes.
These three prayers are to be prayed aloud. Read each one, pause after you pray it, and sign below to mark your agreement.
God Has Your Back.
See you in Module 2 — You've Been Signing Contracts
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