Scared to death!
The Free Dictionary defines the expression “scared to death” as “hyperbolically alludes to having been frightened so badly as to have died from it.” Can you really be “scared to death”? While the phrase is a colloquialism, “humans can be scared to death. Being scared to death boils down to our autonomic response to a strong emotion, such as fear.” [Encyclopaedia Brittanica]
In the bible, there was a man named Job. In one day he lost everything he had – his livestock was stolen and burned and worst of all, all 10 of his children were killed in one fell swoop.
Here is the interesting thing about his response when he was informed of his great loss. Job said:
For the thing I greatly feared has come upon me, And what I dreaded has happened to me.
Job 3:25 NKJV
Our thoughts and imaginations are wonderful gifts from God. We can use it to project a better future for ourselves or use it to lock ourselves into a prison of our making.
There is no point in incessantly worrying about (and meditating on) all the possible things that could go wrong during this crises. There is so much that is outside our control and imagining the worst doesn’t help us at all.
Instead, fix your eyes on God and meditate on His Word day and night. In so doing, you replace fear with faith and you make your own way prosperous (Joshua 1:8).
What are you meditating on?
Remember: As a man thinks in his heart, so is he (Proverbs 23:7).
Trust (in) God. Do not be afraid. Have faith. Encourage yourself.
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but of power and of love and of a sound mind (or self control)(2 Timothy 1:7).
However, this gift of the Holy Spirit is only given to the children of God. And you can only become a child of God by accepting His Son, Jesus the Christ. To learn how, check out our salvation page.
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Check out more of our blog posts on fear including why fear is ungodly.
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