West Nile Virus… Swine Flu… H1N1… and now introducing…. Ebola. Throughout the years, disease threatens our societies, our families, and our sleep at night. To anyone who has lost sleep because of Ebola in the last 6 months, whether because you have nightmares or spend the dark hours under the glare of your iPhone as you watch the news, this…
Category: Fear Factor Friday
Fear-Factor Friday: 7 steps to overcome fear of failure
Today’s fear-factor is: FAILURE! So often, I am crippled by fear of failing. I want to do the right thing so bad, but sometimes I don’t know what that “right thing” is. Days like these, I think if all the college students I’ve ever mentored could gather in a room, sit me down, and tell…
Fear Factor Friday: What are we afraid of?
Instead of posting about fears today, I’d like to ask my readers a very important question: What do you think causes the greatest anxiety/fear in people today? I look forward to addressing each of the answers you provide. Keep your eyes open every Friday for our war on anxiety!
Fear Factor Friday: Worship leaves No room for Worry
My beautiful little sister is getting married tonight. Fear has the potential to encircle this day as a great enemy of joy. The bride could freak out over little details or all the coming changes. The mother of the bride might worry things won’t go as planned. The groom may be scared of the father-of-the-bride…
Fear Factor Friday: Defining Fear
Welcome to Fear-Factor Fridays, where we contend with one of our greatest enemies: anxiety. Today, I am exploring what fear is. Is fear an emotion or a state of mind? Perhaps it is both, perhaps it is neither. Perhaps fear is an idea, shot into the mind like an arrow from the Enemy’s attack. If…
Fear Factor Friday: Faint Not
Today’s fear factor is… World-scares. The following is from my journal from last September: After listening to the news, I was absolutely struck with fear for the near future. The announcer was talking about Syria, Russia, homosexual persecution, economic risks, and the potential for WWIII. I’m not sure how the persecution of homosexuals* fits into…
Fear-Factor Fridays: Grace Finds Me
Last week we tackled being rooted in fear, which produces the fruit of anxiety, insecurity, etc. Hopefully, we are all striving to be rooted in love instead of fear. Still, a valid question many of us are asking is: “How do you get rid of fear?” My husband and I debated on whether fear is…
Fear Factor Friday: Am I rooted in Fear?
Anxiety is one of modern day society’s greatest struggles. Young and old wrestle with this great foe day and night. Christ-followers seem to be just as prone to anxiety-attacks as those who don’t have hope in Christ. I am personally quite familiar with fear myself. But I KNOW it is not God’s best for me….
Fear Factor Friday: Have the Day You Have
Every so often, Hollywood offers a golden perspective on life. I think The Odd Life of Timothy Green is one such nugget. The Greens receive a gift from their garden: the child they couldn’t conceive. The child, Timothy, teaches them about love, selflessness, and trust, which eventually enables them to let go of their expectations but still cling…
Fear Factor Friday: Statistics just don't apply
These past few weeks, I have been struggling with fear and anxiety about making it full term. I foolishly turned to internet forums of other twin mom’s experiences, which only served to heighten my fears. After much prayer, I bought a pregnancy devotional journal by Catherine Claire Larson. It has helped my perspective so much! I…