My husband always tells a story about
a friend who was carrying a tray full of sardines on his way home, when
suddenly the "fearsome" Kaiser, the neighbor's dog appeared. They were all very afraid, because of its
size and intimidating appearance.
He was so terrified of the dog, of
being mauled or attacked, that along his way he gave Kaiser a sardine at every
step he took, which of course, was gladly accepted.
Conclusion of the story, his friend
came home with an empty tray, not one sardine left and Kaiser had a full belly
and was very grateful indeed, haha.
And is that not what fear has caused
many to do? The person will deliver their blessings into the hands of the
devil, one by one, out of fear.
And so they go missing opportunities,
cease to take action, to speak, to take risks, to accept a job offer, all
because they are afraid of not doing well and many other examples we could give
here.
How many opportunities have you missed
in life, by allowing fear to take over? How often have you retreated instead of
advancing?
The fear comes, you feed it and it
turns into a huge monster, that paralyzes you and won't let you act, blocks
you. And so you live apprehensive, afraid, terrified.
I know it appears, who has never felt
fear in any situation or in taking a step further? But one thing is for you to
bow to fear, and quite another for you to face it, reject it and use your faith
to take hold of God's blessings. Or do you think we’ll overcome
fear by allowing it to dominate?
See the meaning of fear, according to
the dictionary:
1.
Disturbance resulting
from a real or perceived danger or the presence of some strange or dangerous
thing; fear, fright, terror
2. Apprehension
3. Afraid
of offending, causing harm, being
unpleasant.
Friends do not let yourselves be
overcome by fear, but let your faith be stronger than your fear.
Fear makes you miss what you're
supposed to win.
"So do not
fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God.
I will strengthen
you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. "
Isaiah 41:10
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Stay in faith
1 comments:
thanks Madam it's true i have this experience somtimes to my life and now i've just work to be a winner without fear.
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