As a child, I wasn’t afraid of anything…well mice if there were in the house uninvited. Even now things like snakes, gerbils, spiders don’t frighten me. As an adult the things you fear as a child are definitely not the same. As an adult my fears have nothing to do with lions and tigers and bears….my fears can and have held me back from achieving or even pursuing my dreams. Like most, I surround myself with life affirming scriptures (Psalms 91 is one of my favorites), but even with encouragement from scriptures and friends the fear monster still appears. So now that I am facing one of my fears (sharing my writing), I need to really face all of the others. Here are a few:
• Fear of failure-This one should be off my list by now because for the past 3 years I feel like I have lived in the river of failure. After losing my job and not being able to find comparable employment it feels as if this fear has come manifested itself in my life. I know people face failure every day. But I truly believe you learn more from you failures than you successes.
• Fear of success-I know I sound crazy, but with success comes responsibility to keep the success going. Intertwined in being successful is also the risk of not being successful…not so much failing but being average.
• Fear of not being needed-This is something I need to really run from because sometimes, well most times, I am too helpful. Rejection is hard to face. I am naturally a helpful person. I truly enjoy the feeling of being needed almost to my detriment.
• Fear of never being loved-Everyone deserves to have love in their lives and everyone hopes to find that one true love. Well at 46, sometimes I feel like my hope is fading. Like most women, I would love to be in a committed loving relationship with a man, but sometimes this dream seems to have passed me by.
These are just a few of my fears. I am sure these are common fears for most people. Internal fears eat away at you like mice nibbling on cheese. They can sometimes stop you from even trying to conquer them. But I do believe that God does command his angels concerning me and that he will guard me in all my ways. In God, there is no fear. Fear is a tool of satan who tries to stop me from being my very best and being in God’s will for my life. This is a big thing for me. Knowing and understanding that in God there is no failure, in God there is no fear. I cling to this fact everyday of my life. So what do you think? Are your fears paralyzing your dreams and faith in God? Are your fears stopping you from achieving your goals? Are your fears more prominent in your life than your dreams and goals? How do you overcome your fears? Really….What do you think?
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