{"id":27950,"date":"2023-08-31T09:39:05","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T13:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=27950"},"modified":"2023-09-01T12:42:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T16:42:06","slug":"actor-donnie-wahlberg-shares-uplifting-bible-verse-dont-be-afraid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2023\/08\/actor-donnie-wahlberg-shares-uplifting-bible-verse-dont-be-afraid.html","title":{"rendered":"Actor Donnie Wahlberg Shares Uplifting Bible Verse: &#8216;Don&#8217;t Be Afraid&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_28061\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28061\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2023\/08\/Donnie-Wahlberg_credit-Featureflash-Photo-Agency-Shutterstock-1-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28061\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2023\/08\/Donnie-Wahlberg_credit-Featureflash-Photo-Agency-Shutterstock-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28061\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Actor Donnie Wahlberg recently shared words of support from the Bible via social media to those struggling with anxiety. The audio over Wahlberg\u2019s Instagram video said, \u201cThere is one phrase in the Bible that\u2019s repeated 365 times. Do you know what it is? \u2018Do not be afraid!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He wrote in the caption, \u201cTo whoever is struggling with fear today, I know a 15-second reel may not change your life. I also know it\u2019s not easy to live without fear, worry, or anxiety.\u201d The actor explained that overcoming anxiety has been \u201csomething that I\u2019ve worked on, and continue to work on, every single day since I was an anxiety-riddled little kid.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CvfRUH5gAvu\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CvfRUH5gAvu\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by DONNIE WAHLBERG (@donniewahlberg)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The \u201cBlue Bloods\u201d star continued, \u201cIf this reel can give you a little boost, a little bit of hope, or even ease your worry for a brief 15 seconds, then it\u2019s worth me sharing! Hang in there! You will make it through; you always do! Sending love your way.\u201d Wahlberg is on strike as part of the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. \u201cBlue Bloods,\u201d where he stars as Danny Reagan, was renewed for a fourteenth season, but the strikes have delayed the new season to 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Some were unsure if \u201cBlue Bloods\u201d would be renewed, but Wahlberg and the rest of the cast agreed to a 25 percent pay cut so the show could continue. According to <em>Deadline<\/em>, \u201cThe cast and producers had agreed to salary reductions to keep the show going and keep hundreds of crew and other support personnel whose livelihood depends on it employed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wahlberg said of the show\u2019s potential cancellation, \u201cI love \u2018Blue Bloods,\u2019 and I think if there weren\u2019t a season 14, the loyal fans of the show would be very, very outraged. If the show were to go away without the audience having a proper sendoff, I think they would be mortified. The renewal makes \u201cBlue Bloods\u201d the network\u2019s second-longest-running current scripted series after NCIS, which was recently renewed for its 21st season.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Hollywood Reporter <\/em>adds, \u201cThe drama remains one of CBS\u2019 most watched originals and anchors its Friday night primetime lineup. The show is broadcast\u2019s No. 3 drama in total viewers, averaging more than 9.5 million per episode. With delayed viewing, that number grows to top 11 million.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Donnie Wahlberg recently shared words of support from the Bible via social media to those struggling with anxiety. The audio over Wahlberg\u2019s Instagram video said, \u201cThere is one phrase in the Bible that\u2019s repeated 365 times. Do you know what it is? \u2018Do not be afraid!\u2019\u201d He wrote in the caption, \u201cTo whoever is&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":657,"featured_media":28061,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fbia_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7,3388,1],"tags":[5786],"class_list":["post-27950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","category-entertainment","category-faith-based","category-television","tag-donnie-wahlberg"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Actor Donnie Wahlberg Shares Uplifting Bible Verse: &#039;Don&#039;t Be Afraid&#039;<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Actor Donnie Wahlberg recently took to social media to share an encouraging Bible verse with those suffering from anxiety, fear, and worry.\" 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