Fear is something we all live with and, whether we want to admit it, is a driving force in our lives. Fear is natural and can be a help toward protection and limited risks; sometimes however, our fear drives us to the extreme -- to the degree or expense of others. Fear can be toyed-with -- or used as tool toward an end or purpose: governments use fear to control their citizens; people use fear to control other people...and God instructs us to fear only Him...
- Fear of Losing or Failing: few people enjoy losing or failing but...
- Fear of being alone or without: no man is an island but sometimes...
- Fear of being hurt or harmed: can we be overprotective; how far would one go to protect themselves...even to the degree of deliberately putting others at risks?
- Fear of the supernatural or of things unseen, etc.
- Fear of losing loved ones, losing property, losing your job or profession
- Fear of being wrongly accused...with the consequences
FreedomFromFear_AndersonMilller_2009.pdf
I can of no better resource on fear than that which blends the findings of science with the wisdom of theology. As believers are called to fear only God -- and not anything of man -- our honest assessment comes to light: fear can be a powerful driving force in our lives that is manifested in our temperament, our treatment of truth...and of others.
Freedom From Fear by
Neil T. Anderson & Rich Miller;
The authors of this text cover the subject and symptoms of fear from a spiritual perspective. Fear can be serious; it can cause us to do desperate things and control our lives. Anxiety, phobias, and the balance of possibilities are addressed in the context of a Christian's experience and understanding. Yes, there are spiritual forces at work in our lives too....
What is rage but a bad temper awry?
What does Scrooge have to do with rage?
that
someone would intentionally "wrong" you is still more difficult
to understand or comprehend. In truth, when we
strike-out to "wrong" others, we are being wrong ourselves -- we
are seeking to satiate our souls through some pain or hurt applied to
others, but such behavior is reckless...
WhenYouveBeenWronged_Lutzer_2009.pdf
Once again, I turn to the wisdom and insight of a profound person of God. In this book, Erwin addresses the crucial circumstance of "wrong" - whether you (the reader) are the doer or the receiver. His abstract addresses the matter as "These wounds cry out or justice! But what if justice isn't possible this side of heaven?...What if the damage cannot be undone?...What then?"
