FEAR
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. -Franklin Delano Roosevelt
The Problem
What do you fear? Failure? Rejection? Sudden disaster? Men?
Courage is the state of mind that allows one to face hardship or disaster with confidence and resolution.
Fear is the agitated state of mind that cripples us from looking any farther than the hardship itself.
To be afraid is not to fully trust God.
The Cycle of Fear
Step 1. Reality.
Step 2. Response.
Step 3. Result.
Step 4. Return.
Step 5. Rescue.
Godly Fear versus Secular Fear
Men have the power to give us what we don't deserve, or to withhold from us what we do deserve.
God has the power to give us what we do deserve, or to withhold from us what we don't deserve.
Four Steps to Overcome Fear
Step 1. Unbundle our emotions.
Step 2. Exercise faith in the sovereignty of God.
Step 3. Submit our circumstances and attitude to God.
Step 4. Wait patiently for God to act.
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