I previously posted about how I have always been a scaredy cat. I grew up in the age of 9/11. Terrorism became all too real. I remember having a dream where I was driving down my parent's road with my dad. All of a sudden evil men with guns popped out from behind trees and they opened fire on our car. My dad yelled at me to get down. Moments later, my dad fell beside me with a bullet hole through his skull. I woke up terrified. I didn't move for a very long time then, I snuck out of my bed and I crawled on my belly to my parent's room. I knocked on my parent's door and when my dad came out, I burst into tears. I didn't want to go to sleep, for fear that I would resume the dream and get shot. I can tell you based on other dreams I had, where I did get shot, that I then went to heaven which was interesting experience. Then I awoke fine from my dreams.
I am so tired of living in fear. I allow my fear about events to prevent me from experiencing new things. I allow fear to prevent me from being an informed citizen. All the talk of nuclear warfare is terrifying. There will always be wars and rumors of wars. We can allow the fear to control us, or we can face our fear directly.
I used to be afraid of ghosts. My Father told me that whenever I was afraid of evil spirits, I should meditate on the verse: "Greater is He that is in you than He that is in the world." I really am not afraid of ghosts or demons anymore. Whenever I am afraid of tornadoes, I refuse to let those thoughts take hold of me. I do my best to prepare for that awful situation, and then I let go and I choose to trust in the sovereignty of God. I pray for the leaders of our country and I refuse to give nuclear warfare another thought. I don't have to allow terrifying thoughts to take over my mind.
For example, what would you do if someone broke into your house with an intent to harm you? Would you lay there and die, or would you fight with every ounce of your strength? When you allow terrible thoughts to hold you captive you are laying down and dying. You are allowing your thoughts to control you. Just like you would fight in a real battle, we must fight for the control of our minds. Don't allow those scary thoughts to dominate you, fight back.
I am so tired of living in fear. I allow my fear about events to prevent me from experiencing new things. I allow fear to prevent me from being an informed citizen. All the talk of nuclear warfare is terrifying. There will always be wars and rumors of wars. We can allow the fear to control us, or we can face our fear directly.
I used to be afraid of ghosts. My Father told me that whenever I was afraid of evil spirits, I should meditate on the verse: "Greater is He that is in you than He that is in the world." I really am not afraid of ghosts or demons anymore. Whenever I am afraid of tornadoes, I refuse to let those thoughts take hold of me. I do my best to prepare for that awful situation, and then I let go and I choose to trust in the sovereignty of God. I pray for the leaders of our country and I refuse to give nuclear warfare another thought. I don't have to allow terrifying thoughts to take over my mind.
For example, what would you do if someone broke into your house with an intent to harm you? Would you lay there and die, or would you fight with every ounce of your strength? When you allow terrible thoughts to hold you captive you are laying down and dying. You are allowing your thoughts to control you. Just like you would fight in a real battle, we must fight for the control of our minds. Don't allow those scary thoughts to dominate you, fight back.
When darkness veils His lovely face,
I rest on His unchanging grace;
In every high and stormy gale,
My anchor holds within the veil.
| My hope is built on nothing less Than Jesus Christ, my righteousness; I dare not trust the sweetest frame, But wholly lean on Jesus’ name. Edward Mote |
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