To conquer your fears what you want must hold a far much greater value and consequence for its loss than that which you fear. If the fear you are facing is greater than what you want, you will always give in to the fear. What is critical here is “ knowing thyself ” a high level of self-awareness. A high level of self-regulation and self- determination. Clarity of your identity, your life ’ s purpose, and the strategy for living that purpose must be fully known to you. There are many fears people face every day which are public speaking (#1 on most lists of top 10s), heights, flying, animals, enclosed, spaces, rejection, what others think, facing people in power (authority figures), being alone, breaking up with a lover/spouse, starting a business, personal or professional failure are just a few but common for most. Overcoming these fears requires the person to know who they are and to be content with the person they are becoming. When I say content, I simply mean being at peace within themselves in knowing who they are and being satisfied holistically with their present state. It is from the peaceful self-confident and content place in your self-identity you can conquer your challenges. Why because you have reconciled within yourself that you got this! Therefore, decisions are made from a place of knowing and having the self-confidence that reassures you that you will succeed. Is fear good or bad? I believe it can be both good and bad. Good in the sense it holds us accountable to do the right thing in fear of the consequences if we do something wrong. It holds us accountable for being good people even when no one is watching so to speak. Fear is bad when it has an adverse impact on your ability to live a fulfilling life. When fear causes someone to compromise their self-worth influencing poor decision making, or less than desirable behavior it is not so good.
An example would be someone with a fear of leaving their home as the result of a traumatic experience. Now this individual has been forced to live a life of extreme limitations. This individual living a happy and peaceful life has now been paralyzed. As I mentioned fear is good and it does have its benefit. When rules or laws are set in place people can for the most part live free of fear that someone would break the rules and harm them. Those who abide by the rules do so to remain in compliance but more importantly because they are in fear of what will happen to them if they do not comply. Fear is not all bad. What is important is that when fear is presented in a way that would cause you to become enslaved and do things that compromise your ability to achieve a goal, live a fulfilling life that is filled with love, joy, peace, and happiness then you need to address fear as I have suggested. Acknowledge that pink elephant or bull (fear) in the room by first owning the truth of its existence, address it by saying I recognize you and you have got to go! Open the door, grab the bull by horns twist that neck and toss that beast out the door! As the woman said it clearly on YouTube, “ Ain ’ t nobody got time for that (fear)! ” You have a life to live filled with great hope and opportunities that surpass anything you imagined possible for yourself. You do not have the luxury to entertain fear outside of always doing the right thing even when others are wrong and do not deserve your goodness. Keep your hands clean so God can always bless the work of your hands that will lead to your glory story! Blessings Always! And may you never again walk in fear and may the good Lord give you courage to stand against the spirit of fear so that you walk daily as an overcomer! - Marissa Bloedoorn
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