We all have fears, right?  I mean fear is normal, isn’t it?  After all, there are many things that can cause us to feel afraid or anxious.  Just turning on the TV or radio or opening the morning paper exposes us to a variety of things of which we can be afraid.  There are countless opportunities every day to experience fear.   Every snowstorm has the potential to stop “life as we know it.” Every heat wave is sure to strike us down if we so much as step into the yard.  Fear is such a part of our world.   And the media knows that fear is a powerful sales approach.  Basically, fear sells.

But fear is not all bad.  It is a normal emotion. Fear keeps us alert.  Fear warns us of potential danger. The Dictionary defines fear as an unpleasant feeling of apprehension or distress caused by the presence or anticipation of danger. Fear is future driven.  It really has nothing to do with the past.  Depression, guilt, and sadness are past driven emotions.  Fear and anxiety are always about the future.

E. Stanley Jones, a missionary to India in the 1930’s calls worry, anxiety and fear, “the greatest single trinity of evils man can take into his life.” Think about it, what would that mean in your life if you could choose not to fear, not to worry, not to be consumed with anxiety? It could be life changing.

We all have fears, right?  I mean fear is normal, isn’t it?  After all, there are many things that can cause us to feel afraid or anxious.  Just turning on the TV or radio or opening the morning paper exposes us to a variety of things of which we can be afraid.  There are countless [...]

As we wait for the spring weather to come you might be surprised to know that it is during this season that depression is actually the highest.  Common sense would seem to suggest the winter when everything is grey and cold would make us more depressed but in reality it is quite the opposite.  In [...]

When problems arise and life gets difficult, it is often hard to find hope. It seems like life will always be hard or that whatever is currently occurring will forever taint the future even if it can be survived. Depression or despair can set in, and people think that they will be forever stuck in [...]