Fear Dispelled (5 of 5)
Series: Joy in the Journey
Lenny Ports
2 Timothy 1:7
I took a poll to help me understand the things that people are afraid of, even Christians. Here was the question: ''What are the things in your life that make you anxious or fearful?''
The responses were pretty widespread, but here were the responses. I placed them into 2 categories, ''personal'' and ''other-minded:''
Personal
- Money
- My future
- Health problems
- Losing everything
- Job security
- Fear of failure
- Failing my family
- Failing at work
- Wearing so many hats and trying not to drop the ball anywhere
- Being enough
- Being able to get it all done
- Not measuring up
- Rejection
- What others think of me
- Obeying God quickly
- Image
- Safety
- Loneliness
Other-minded
- My children's safety
- Salvation of family
- Husband not having a relationship with God
- Children walking away from God
- Child's well being
- Future spouses
- Adult children choices
- Kids always knowing God
Everyone has fears. Everyone has some level of anxiety in their life. Everyone has worries. Worries and anxieties all fall under the category of fear. If someone says they never worry, they are lying because they worry about you finding out that they really do have some worries. To try to be completely fearless is impossible. From those that do not know the Lord and those that do, everyone has worries, anxieties and fears. Even the best of Christian people have fears. There is no super Christian who has no worries. The issue is not having fears and anxieties. Fears are like temptations. It is not a sin to be tempted, but the sin is when we give into the temptation. The same is true with fears. It is not a sin to have fears. The issue is what do we do about it when they come.
So let's establish a few truths around this topic from the scriptures:
Let's talk about what the Word says about FEAR first. ...
Series: Joy in the Journey
Lenny Ports
2 Timothy 1:7
I took a poll to help me understand the things that people are afraid of, even Christians. Here was the question: ''What are the things in your life that make you anxious or fearful?''
The responses were pretty widespread, but here were the responses. I placed them into 2 categories, ''personal'' and ''other-minded:''
Personal
- Money
- My future
- Health problems
- Losing everything
- Job security
- Fear of failure
- Failing my family
- Failing at work
- Wearing so many hats and trying not to drop the ball anywhere
- Being enough
- Being able to get it all done
- Not measuring up
- Rejection
- What others think of me
- Obeying God quickly
- Image
- Safety
- Loneliness
Other-minded
- My children's safety
- Salvation of family
- Husband not having a relationship with God
- Children walking away from God
- Child's well being
- Future spouses
- Adult children choices
- Kids always knowing God
Everyone has fears. Everyone has some level of anxiety in their life. Everyone has worries. Worries and anxieties all fall under the category of fear. If someone says they never worry, they are lying because they worry about you finding out that they really do have some worries. To try to be completely fearless is impossible. From those that do not know the Lord and those that do, everyone has worries, anxieties and fears. Even the best of Christian people have fears. There is no super Christian who has no worries. The issue is not having fears and anxieties. Fears are like temptations. It is not a sin to be tempted, but the sin is when we give into the temptation. The same is true with fears. It is not a sin to have fears. The issue is what do we do about it when they come.
So let's establish a few truths around this topic from the scriptures:
Let's talk about what the Word says about FEAR first. ...
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