A human's greatest fear is the fear of another human.
Children fear parents and other adults, but children can also fear other children.
We fear the police, but we also fear ministers, preachers, priests, rabbis, popes, and other religious or spiritual people.
We fear governments and politicians, taxes and laws.
We fear when interviewing for jobs, but we also fear losing our jobs.
We fear school teachers and college professors, but we also fear coaches and music teachers.
We fear the words we hear from others as well as fear what others think about us.
We fear standing up and speaking up for our beliefs.
We fear what others will know about us if they see us playing a musical instrument, trying out for the baseball team, playing golf, or eating at a restaurant alone.
We fear going to school, going to church, or going to a strange community, town or country.
We fear people within our own families as well as people within our own homes.
We fear families across the street as well as the strangers in the upstairs apartment.
We fear the known world in which we live, but we also fear the unknown.
We fear the present, but we also fear the future.
We fear speaking truth because we fear what others will think or say about us.
We fear weeping because we fear that others will think we are weak.
We fear humility because we fear our own weaknesses.
Husbands can fear wives and wives can fear husbands; and many parents can fear their own children.
We fear rejection as we can also fear acceptance.
We fear failure, but we can also fear success.
We fear the rich, and we also fear the poor.
We fear not having enough money, then, when we have enough money, we fear losing it.
We fear being hurt or injured by people more than we fear being attacked or injured by animals,, and making friends with animals is often easier than making friends with people.
Because of fear, we hide within ourselves, hoping that others will not see us or know us as we really are.
Because of fear, we can wear false faces: for we do not want others to know what we know about ourselves. Though we fear humility, we act proud. Though we do not know the truth, we disagree with the truthful. Though we fear to speak, we are fearful not to speak. Though we fear golf, we act like we enjoy it. Though we fear acting, we become actors. Though we fear, we do not want others to know it; and though we lack confidence, we try not to show it.
A human's greatest fear is the fear of another human, and perhaps a human's greatest weakness is not fearing God. Instead, we fear religious and civil law, but we reject God's law; and we accept human love because we are told we should, but we reject the love of God with no conditions.
Overcoming fear is not easy, and perhaps the fear that we fear the most is the fear of not knowing, and thereby live in a state of fear of what will happen next, which is fearing the unknown.
God did not create us to live in a constant state of fear and dread, and until we recognize that God is our heavenly Father, we will not believe that we are His children.
Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. (Psalm 100: 3)
Until then, fear will continue to grip and bind us, holding us as prisoners within our own minds.
Children fear parents and other adults, but children can also fear other children.
We fear the police, but we also fear ministers, preachers, priests, rabbis, popes, and other religious or spiritual people.
We fear governments and politicians, taxes and laws.
We fear when interviewing for jobs, but we also fear losing our jobs.
We fear school teachers and college professors, but we also fear coaches and music teachers.
We fear the words we hear from others as well as fear what others think about us.
We fear standing up and speaking up for our beliefs.
We fear what others will know about us if they see us playing a musical instrument, trying out for the baseball team, playing golf, or eating at a restaurant alone.
We fear going to school, going to church, or going to a strange community, town or country.
We fear people within our own families as well as people within our own homes.
We fear families across the street as well as the strangers in the upstairs apartment.
We fear the known world in which we live, but we also fear the unknown.
We fear the present, but we also fear the future.
We fear speaking truth because we fear what others will think or say about us.
We fear weeping because we fear that others will think we are weak.
We fear humility because we fear our own weaknesses.
Husbands can fear wives and wives can fear husbands; and many parents can fear their own children.
We fear rejection as we can also fear acceptance.
We fear failure, but we can also fear success.
We fear the rich, and we also fear the poor.
We fear not having enough money, then, when we have enough money, we fear losing it.
We fear being hurt or injured by people more than we fear being attacked or injured by animals,, and making friends with animals is often easier than making friends with people.
Because of fear, we hide within ourselves, hoping that others will not see us or know us as we really are.
Because of fear, we can wear false faces: for we do not want others to know what we know about ourselves. Though we fear humility, we act proud. Though we do not know the truth, we disagree with the truthful. Though we fear to speak, we are fearful not to speak. Though we fear golf, we act like we enjoy it. Though we fear acting, we become actors. Though we fear, we do not want others to know it; and though we lack confidence, we try not to show it.
A human's greatest fear is the fear of another human, and perhaps a human's greatest weakness is not fearing God. Instead, we fear religious and civil law, but we reject God's law; and we accept human love because we are told we should, but we reject the love of God with no conditions.
Overcoming fear is not easy, and perhaps the fear that we fear the most is the fear of not knowing, and thereby live in a state of fear of what will happen next, which is fearing the unknown.
God did not create us to live in a constant state of fear and dread, and until we recognize that God is our heavenly Father, we will not believe that we are His children.
Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. (Psalm 100: 3)
Until then, fear will continue to grip and bind us, holding us as prisoners within our own minds.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Your comments will not be published openly.