Sometimes it can be good and helpful to actually
experience the things we fear because when we are exposed to these types of
issues in a firsthand way it is quite possible we will discover the experience
was not as devastating as our fears made it seem.
A number of years ago I went through some troubles I
would have put—at that time—into this category: Something I fear greatly.
Quite frankly, the experience was not pleasant but
it was survivable. The world didn’t end. Everyone involved continued on with
life.
Having gone through what I feared helped me have a
different perspective. I discovered it is entirely possible the emotion we know
as fear can be greater than whatever it is we fear. This may seem like a fairly
strange idea to express but living through what we fear can actually be
liberating.
"The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid." Psalm 118:6
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