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Dealing with Fear
By sharon Famonure
"The wise man in the storm prays God, not for safety from danger, but from deliverance from fear"
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
No matter how serene and unaffected a person may seem, there isn't anyone who is totally impervious to fear; everyone gets afraid sometimes. It is therefore not what you feel (fear) but what you do with what you feel. I'll get to that in a moment.
Fear is an emotion, a feeling if you like, and like all emotions it a powerful driving force. Emotions are the fuel that feed our passions and fear is a very strong one. It can so paralyze a person that it totally brings to a standstill every form of progress.
For many years, I suffered from the debilitating effects of fear. It ruled my life so thoroughly I could not see anything else. Because of this emotion,
-I could not realize my full potential
-It stole from you; my joy, my dreams, so many things I did not even know about
-I lost the friends I could have had. Because I did not want to get rejected, I did not give myself the chance to be accepted.
Fear comes in different guises: fear of the unknown; fear of rejection; fear of failure; whatever it is, once again, the issue it not what you are afraid. It is what you choose to do with that fear. You either nurse it and wallow in it or you do something abut it. I chose to do something about mine.
Countless books and theories abound by the so-called experts on how to deal with fear. I tried them all; self affirmation, mind control et cetera. The question is, do they actually work? Well, maybe they do. For a couple of days. Then the fear breaks through the banks of the mind and floods the soul. Again.
In dealing with fear I discovered certain things:
1.That there was One who is greater than my greatest fear
Psalm 34:4 says I prayed to the Lord and He answered me. He freed me from all my fears
(Read the story of how he calmed the sea and some very real fears)
2.That I could get in touch with Him and He was willing to help me.
Of course I already had a relationship with Him, which began when I accepted Jesus Christ as Lord over my life.
3.I got into the habit of literally giving him my fears.
I spoke what I was afraid of into my palms, clutched them tight and told God about it, gradually releasing them and my fist to Him. It helped
4.Then I got to know what the Bible said about fear and kept repeating it to myself.
Practically:
-cut out a cardboard sheet to the size of playing cards
-Write down on Bible verse on fear or being afraid on each card. You can do a keyword search on Christianity.Com or Bible.Com
-Read on everyday. Take it everywhere with you and constantly pull it out to remind yourself.
One thing you do need to remember is that God keeps His promises. If he said He will free you from all your fears, then he most certainly will.
Note: He did not say you will never have fears; they just will not have the power to paralyze you anymore.
2008 Sharon Famonure.
Sharon Famonure's life mission is to encourage and inspire you to be the best God plans for you to be. She has written several articles on everyday christian living.
She runs a blog on Christian living called Reservoir at http://sharonife.blogspot.com
Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com - CHRISTIAN WRITERS
By sharon Famonure
"The wise man in the storm prays God, not for safety from danger, but from deliverance from fear"
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
No matter how serene and unaffected a person may seem, there isn't anyone who is totally impervious to fear; everyone gets afraid sometimes. It is therefore not what you feel (fear) but what you do with what you feel. I'll get to that in a moment.
Fear is an emotion, a feeling if you like, and like all emotions it a powerful driving force. Emotions are the fuel that feed our passions and fear is a very strong one. It can so paralyze a person that it totally brings to a standstill every form of progress.
For many years, I suffered from the debilitating effects of fear. It ruled my life so thoroughly I could not see anything else. Because of this emotion,
-I could not realize my full potential
-It stole from you; my joy, my dreams, so many things I did not even know about
-I lost the friends I could have had. Because I did not want to get rejected, I did not give myself the chance to be accepted.
Fear comes in different guises: fear of the unknown; fear of rejection; fear of failure; whatever it is, once again, the issue it not what you are afraid. It is what you choose to do with that fear. You either nurse it and wallow in it or you do something abut it. I chose to do something about mine.
Countless books and theories abound by the so-called experts on how to deal with fear. I tried them all; self affirmation, mind control et cetera. The question is, do they actually work? Well, maybe they do. For a couple of days. Then the fear breaks through the banks of the mind and floods the soul. Again.
In dealing with fear I discovered certain things:
1.That there was One who is greater than my greatest fear
Psalm 34:4 says I prayed to the Lord and He answered me. He freed me from all my fears
(Read the story of how he calmed the sea and some very real fears)
2.That I could get in touch with Him and He was willing to help me.
Of course I already had a relationship with Him, which began when I accepted Jesus Christ as Lord over my life.
3.I got into the habit of literally giving him my fears.
I spoke what I was afraid of into my palms, clutched them tight and told God about it, gradually releasing them and my fist to Him. It helped
4.Then I got to know what the Bible said about fear and kept repeating it to myself.
Practically:
-cut out a cardboard sheet to the size of playing cards
-Write down on Bible verse on fear or being afraid on each card. You can do a keyword search on Christianity.Com or Bible.Com
-Read on everyday. Take it everywhere with you and constantly pull it out to remind yourself.
One thing you do need to remember is that God keeps His promises. If he said He will free you from all your fears, then he most certainly will.
Note: He did not say you will never have fears; they just will not have the power to paralyze you anymore.
2008 Sharon Famonure.
Sharon Famonure's life mission is to encourage and inspire you to be the best God plans for you to be. She has written several articles on everyday christian living.
She runs a blog on Christian living called Reservoir at http://sharonife.blogspot.com
Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com - CHRISTIAN WRITERS
Dealing with Fear
No matter how serene and unaffected a person may seem, there isn't anyone who is totally impervious to fear; everyone gets afraid sometimes. It is therefore not what you feel (fear) but what you do with what you feel.
No matter how serene and unaffected a person may seem, there isn't anyone who is totally impervious to fear; everyone gets afraid sometimes. It is therefore not what you feel (fear) but what you do with what you feel.
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...by: "Craig Lock" - Spirituality is not religion. It is something different (and more profound, deeper, I believe): A "connection with the Divine" (or what mystics often call “union with God". Life is a spiritual, not a religious journey. (I think it was Wayne Dyer, who said: "We are all spiritual beings on an earthly journey").
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Confidence Building Secrets of True Winners
We all need some confidence building from time to time. Part of feeling confident has a lot to do with how we feel about ourselves. Feeling like we can accomplish things we set out to do is important to feeling confident.
We all need some confidence building from time to time. Part of feeling confident has a lot to do with how we feel about ourselves. Feeling like we can accomplish things we set out to do is important to feeling confident.
Secrets That Happy People Know - And You Can Too!
If you have forgotten how to take the positive approach and view to life, or if Life has placed obstacles in your way such as loss of a job, illness or death of a family member and it has drained the life from you, then try these tips to return joy to our life