“For God has not given us a spirit of fear…” II Timothy 1:7 NKJV
In a previous post, I established that fear holds us back from making the decisions we want to make. It’s a strong emotion and a huge variable as we make decisions each day.
But if fear was never in the picture, what would this world look like?
If we never had to fear the consequences of bad decisions, what would become the norm in society?
Just like good and bad, there always has to be a bad guy to put checks on how we move through life. The bad guy, in this case, is fear.
But fear is just a noun. It only becomes a verb when you respond to it the way it wants you to.
Saying “I am afraid” means you have allowed fear to mess with the wires in your head. If you never allow fear have that much influence over how you think and act, what would you do?
If you never had to be afraid of poverty, death, sickness, shame or pain, what actions would you take? Yes, bad decisions would have consequences, but what if you were not afraid of even trying, despite the consequences?
What would your career look like today?
What crazy leaps would you have taken?
What would your family look like?
What kind of business would you start? Would you even be in the job you are doing right now?
What kind of projects would you start?
Would you pursue your passion?
Your answers to these questions reveal your genuine thoughts and desired actions.
If fear did not influence you, would you have allowed yourself to explore your gifts, knowing that you didn’t need to be afraid of what to eat or what to wear?
Would you still stay at the job you hate, knowing that you could be happy and still have everything you want in life?
Answering these questions will make you realise that sometimes we glorify fear and things are probably not that serious. If God has not given us the spirit of fear, knowing that He is always there for us, then something is wrong with how we make decisions.
Think about these things.
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