Fear and its Power

FEAR KILLS BEFORE WE DIE

Fear is an unreal reality — a shadow that cripples real abilities meant to make a difference in our lives.

There are two kinds of fear: the fear we have, and the fear that has us. The first begins like a small whisper, a tender threat we ignore. With time, it grows into a mountain too heavy to move, because we nurture it with acceptance and ignorance. When we dwell too long in this prison, fear makes us its captive, paralyzing our will and draining our strength until it kills the very essence of who we are.

The second — the fear that possesses a man — is the greatest enemy of all. Though fear is dead and unreal, it kills the living by making them walking corpses, bound in chains of doubt and defeat.

But how can something unreal feel so real?

Because fear becomes alive in the hearts of those who accommodate it, whether through ignorance or laziness. As long as fear is welcomed, it will always seem real and will control the boundaries of our lives.

There is, however, one fear that gives life: the fear of the Creator. The Bible says “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” This holy fear empowers us to face every false fear of the world. For out of Him we were created, and only in Him can we be redeemed.

May God grant us the wisdom to fear Him rightly, and the courage to walk free from every other fear.