Have No Fear

Fear is something we all experience in life.  Everyone is afraid of something and everyone deals with the fear differently. I am afraid of heights, public speaking and failing.  I think the latter is my greatest fear.  In my opinion, there is nothing worse than attempting something and then failing!  Trying to achieve something and failing!  So my way of coping with this fear was to just not attempt it all.  I would say to myself, "don't try it and then you won't have to worry about failing.  You won't have to worry about the embarrassment and the disappointment". Rather than facing a challenge I would just run.

This was my mentality for a very long time, until I realized that my 11 year old daughter is experiencing the same fear of failing.   Did I unconsciously create this fear in her?  Did she notice my fear of failure?  I can't help but think that I am responsible.  So, how do I correct this?  I certainly can not allow my daughter to run away from her challenges and fears as I have for so long.  So, I decided that I need to face them just as Joshua 1:9 states: Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. I will face them boldly and courageously because after all, if God is with me who can be against me! (Romans 8:31).  I am more than a conqueror through Christ Jesus (Romans 8:37).

Fear is a prison and I won't allow it to bind me up and put limits on my life any longer. I certainly can't live a life poured out living in fear.  If at first I don't exceed, I'll dust myself off and try again.

God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.      2 Timothy 1:7