Fear of the future.
Fear of the past.
Fear of the present.
Fear of the unknown.
Fear to move forward.
Fear to act.
Fear of change. ⠀⠀
Fear is one of Satan’s tactics to deceive, to keep us from progressing and from loving one another.
Call out these lies for what they are. We must educate ourselves of the unknown to fight fear. Did you know that seeking out knowledge of what you fear is one of the best ways to combat it?
Feeling stagnant has been on my mind lately. As you know, I am a mom with young children and I’ve found it can be so easy to be caught in a rut, doing the same routine day after day. I have dreams and aspirations but I’m so caught up in the business of life it’s easy to feel stagnant. In the past I rarely did anything for myself that made me feel accomplished and improving on a more personal level.
Some things I wanted for my own self improvement, I simply feared pursuing. I talk more about this in Never Inadequate.
I have come to learn that despite all the fears that kept me stagnant, I feared not progressing more. As soon as I realized this, I decided that our fears can be taken as a challenge!
Now let me stop and clarify here- I am not talking about debilitating anxiety. I am also not talking about the type of fear that keeps you from running head on with a wild bear and trying to ride it bare back. That type of fear has purpose and keeps you safe! Understand? Okay, moving on…
Fear challenges us to step out of our own comfort zone. Confronting fear ultimately pushes us forward on our own personal path of progress. Will it be easy? Probably not. There may be pain, anguish… but also joy, peace, and knowledge gained.
Satan often lies to us, telling us we can’t accomplish what we want. He gives us fear to keep us from reaching accomplishments. Other times he keeps us focusing on our failures of the past, only to instill more fear in us.
Today I urge you to start the process of letting go of whatever fear is holding you back. Sometimes this can be a long process!
Fear cannot be dismissed easily, but it is possible.
You’ve got this!
