1. “The Lord is my light and my salvation; he
protects me from danger—whom shall I fear?”[ii] God
is my ultimate Protector
2. “Fear not, for I am with
you. Do not be dismayed. I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will help you;
I will uphold you with my victorious right hand.”[iii] The
Almighty will get me through my challenges (one way or the other). That’s a
promise I can bank on.
3. “God doesn’t want us to be
shy with His gifts, but bold and loving and sensible.”[iv] How
many times I’ve dulled my God-given personality just to fit in.
4.
“God is
love. When we take up permanent residence in a life of love, we live in God and
God lives in us. This way love has the run of the house, becomes at home and
mature in us…
There is no room in love for fear. Well-formed love
banishes fear. Since fear is crippling, a fearful life—fear of death, fear of
judgment—is one not yet fully formed in love.”[v]Love
should rule my life, but often fear and anger are in control (which produces
disastrous results).
Below
is great advice from well-known people I should pay attention to about not
giving in to fear:
1.
“I truly believe
that everything that we do and everyone that we meet is put in our path for a
purpose. There are no accidents; we're all teachers - if we're willing to pay
attention to the lessons we learn, trust our positive instincts and not be
afraid to take risks or wait for some miracle to come knocking at our
door.” [vi]
2.
“The best remedy
for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where
they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then
does one feel that all is as it should be.” [vii]
3.
“Each day holds
a surprise. But only if we expect it can we see, hear, or feel it when it comes
to us. Let's not be afraid to receive each day's surprise, whether it comes to
us as sorrow or as joy It will open a new place in our hearts, a place where we
can welcome new friends and celebrate more fully our shared humanity.” [viii]
4.
“If you're
afraid to fail, then you're probably going to fail…The most important thing is
to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to
do.” [ix]
The poem below resonates in the deepest
part of the real me. Though I’m not always sure the poem’s conclusion holds
true for me, I want it to be so for myself and all those I care about (which
includes all of you in blog land). How can this piece make a connection with
you?
We always wonder about the
unknown
We think about it constantly
Asking ourselves if we are ready
Ready to face the unknown
That could spell our destiny
We always have this fear
Fear of the unknown and so it seems
But life is full of surprises
We just don’t know what will happen next
Sometimes we think we know
Or we think we’re sure
But we can never know or be sure
Because life is unpredictable
And that’s what makes it worth living[x]
We think about it constantly
Asking ourselves if we are ready
Ready to face the unknown
That could spell our destiny
We always have this fear
Fear of the unknown and so it seems
But life is full of surprises
We just don’t know what will happen next
Sometimes we think we know
Or we think we’re sure
But we can never know or be sure
Because life is unpredictable
And that’s what makes it worth living[x]
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| Tina Fey |
[i]
The title of this post means to be terrified
[ii] Psalm 27:1(TLB)
[iii] Isaiah 41:10 (TLB)
[iv] 2 Timothy 1:7 (MSG)
[v] 1 John 4:17-18 (MSG)
[vi]
Quote by Marla Gibbs
[vii]
Quote by Anne Frank
[viii]
Quote by Henri
Nouwen
[ix] Quotes by Kobe
Bryant
[x]
“Fear of the Unknown” by Edelweiss
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