Hello beloved child of God, I hope you’re fine by God’s grace.
Today we’re going to talk about fear.
I know we said we were going to talk about depression, but I can’t talk about depression without talking about anxiety, and talking about an anxiety ultimately leads us to talk about fear.
Chronic anxiety can definitely lead to depression, that’s why it’s important for us to talk about such things.
Some people get depressed not only because of what has already happened to them, but at times too because they are afraid to experience something similar to or worse than what previously happened to them. Depression now becomes a way to be numb and to protect themselves from further trouble. It’s like a bubble they form around themselves thinking it will protect them from their greatest fears and help them avoid what they’re running away from (pain, grief, exams, divorce, relationships etc)
By the way, in most cases, people feel depressed when their worse fears actually come true.
Job 3:25 ESV
For the thing that I fear comes upon me, and what I dread befalls me.
For the purpose of waging war against depression (and anxiety), I would require that you learn to know your fears, and to defeat them, but today, we will not yet learn how to conquer/defeat our fears, but just to know our fears.
Luke 10:19 ESV
Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.
In order to fight your enemy, you need to know your enemy. So, it’s high time for you to know your fears and to decide to defeat them in Jesus Christ’s Name.
Exercise: Knowing Your Fears
Here below is a list of fears. Open your exercise book and select from this list the things you fear.
1. Germs
2. Crowds
3. Airplanes
4. Snakes
5. Feeling panicky or out of control
6. Leaving the house
7. Heights
8. Giving a speech
9. Rodents
10. Being trapped in a small place
11. Bugs
12. Leaving appliances turned on
13. Leaving doors unlocked
14. Getting a disease
15. Being alone
16. Thunderstorms
17. Drowning
18. Being buried alive
19. Dogs
20. Getting contaminated by chemicals, radiation, and so on
21. Getting sick in public
22. Driving on the highway or busy roads
23. Failure
24. Meeting new people
25. Talking on the telephone
26. Rejection
27. Running out of money
28. Blurting out something inappropriate
29. Making mistakes
30. Needles and injections
31. Having blood pressure taken
32. Going to the doctor
33. Going to the dentist
34. Going shopping
35. Traveling
36. Trains
37. Job interviews
38. Taking medication
39. Surgery
40. Elevators
41. Open spaces
42. Getting criticized
43. Using a public restroom
44. Racing heartbeat
45. Eating in public
46. Doing something foolish
47. Darkness
48. The sight of blood
49. Open spaces
50. Ice cream (okay, not a very common fear!)
If there are any fears which weren’t mentioned above but which are major fears in your life, add them to your list.
The next thing to do is to confess all your fears to God, all of them. Just open up to Him, and tell Him your fears.
Tomorrow God willing, we’ll start learning how to defeat those fears.
Prayer
Father Lord God Almighty, I confess I am afraid of _____________ . I confess that by being afraid of these things I am not trusting You. Help me Lord to get rid of all my fears and to trust You, in Jesus Christ’s Name. Amen.
It’s Now Your Turn
On a scale of 1-10 how much do you want to get rid of your fears?
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God bless you
Victoria Eyog
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