What exactly is meant by fear? Fear is an emotional response to the threat, a defense mechanism that arises as a response of a particular stimulus, perhaps when there is danger or it could be a pain. The experts say that fear is one of several basic emotion shared by all humans, some are even saying all living things. It may be true, because we also know that animals have a sense of fear. If you have a dog and make a mistake, they may fear that scolded.
Fear is sometimes positive because it can teach us to be more cautious, more have planning and appreciate life more. But it becomes negative if we lived continuously alias grow into cowards. The problem, I see there is a tendency that can be widened and fear worse if left unchecked. At first afraid of a little thing, but then the fear spread to other things bigger. People can turn into paranoid aka excessive fear or anxiety to things that actually do not need or have not occurred. To be sure, fear can make us not be able to think, easy emotions, difficulty sleeping to damage health or bring other problems.
Besides, it also has the potential to make fear we no longer hear the Lord's voice or feel His presence in our lives. Suppose a person kept walking away from his interlocutor, the further away the less the sound came up after a long time he was no longer able to hear anything said his interlocutor across there. Such was the feeling of fear that left unchecked undermines our feelings. It is true, there are times when that fear can arise when we face a problem, or several, or when faced with an uncertain situation.
Solutions are not visible, while we must continue to deal with the problem from second to second. If we continue to allow ourselves to be gripped by a feeling of fear, then the fear will continue to explore the distance between us and the Lord so that someday we can no longer hear it. Ironically, we actually feel that the Lord leaves us alone or further dare accuse Lord cruel and unjust acts against us.
Let's see what happens when Jesus is in the boat with His disciples in the storm amid Matthew 8: 23-27 - "Then Jesus got into the boat and His disciples also followed him. Suddenly a great tempest arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered with waves, but Jesus slept. Then the disciples went and woke him, saying, "Lord, save us perish." IA said to them: "Why are you afraid, you of little faith?" Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. And the men marveled, saying, "Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?"
After boarding the boat, Jesus Christ said to sleep in the stern. Suddenly there konyongnya raging hurricanes, and the disciples of Jesus into a panic. Does it mean that the Lord Jesus asleep and off guard? Of course not. But still, the reactions of the students as most people, including us. They panic and rush to wake JESUS CHRIST. They cried out: "Lord, please, we perish." LORD JESUS awakened not say, "sorry, I fell asleep ..." or "I am sorry off guard", but note that is coming is a warning.
"The Lord Jesus said to them:" Why are you afraid, you of little faith? "Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm." There the LORD with them, less what else?
They think that God as man can fall asleep and then off guard. Thus the Lord Jesus went direct rebuke and reproach to their lack of faith is still lacking. They were lack of faith, just like we are most of the times. We must be careful that any such situation is not a difficult matter to the Lord. Surely the Lord always cares and never negligent in caring for us. The Bible clearly says: "Surely not fall asleep and stay asleep Keeper of Israel". Psalm 121:4
Lord remained there to supervise and protect His children who walk with him. Lord Jesus longs to continue to bless us, even promising position as heir to the kingdom of His love to all His people like what is written in James 2:5 - "Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! GOD not pick people who are considered poor by this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the Kingdom promised to anyone who loves HIM HIM? "
When the days are hard enough it can no longer be addressed by simply relying on the strength of our own or someone else, it's time for us to realize that without the Lord we are not able to do anything about it. It is time we must realize that we must rely on the strength of the Lord, the King of the Kingdom that is not shaken. Let fear continue to grow in our lives will never bring any benefit. Instead it will be even enlarge the distance between us with a good and faithful Father, and it will make everything just grew worse.
Therefore, we must overcome our fears by getting closer to the Lord. We must continue to cry out to the Lord and should always build a more intimate relationship with the Lord again. The Lord never careless. The Lord never sleeps in keeping us, Israel spiritually. What is needed is our faith. Faith, does not waver under any circumstances, believe full faith to the Lord.
In the Psalm says: "Commit to the Lord kuatirmu, then He will take care of you! Not forever left His righteous be shaken." Psalm 55:23
From this verse we can see that there are indeed times when we had to experience problems in our lives. Maybe for our mistakes, perhaps in order to discipline from the Lord that we may be individuals who are more mature and wiser including spiritually. But we need not fear a protracted.
We can always submit concerns or fears us to the Lord, and the Lord promised to always take care of us. The Lord will not let us continually faltering, at the time the Lord will lift us back to the surface even exalt us, that we may be individuals who are more mature and wiser including spiritually. But we need not fear a protracted. We can always submit concerns or fears us to the Lord, and the Lord promised to always take care of us. The Lord will not let us continually faltering, at the time the Lord will lift us back to the surface even exalts us.
It is written, "When I remember to-MU in my bed, contemplating the night guard along YOU, YOU really has become my help, and in the shadow of your wings I sing for joy. Attached to my soul-MU, MU right hand sustains me." Psalm 63:7-9
And also "The Lord sets out the steps people whose lives are pleasing to HIM: when he falls, not to lay, because the Lord sustains her." Psalm 37:23
Such is the beauty of the Lord's promise that applies to anyone who loves Him with unwavering faith. In the Psalms we can also find a very beautiful message, that the Lord will always be there for all of us loyal and expect the HIS. Psalm 31:24-25 - "You shall love the Lord, all His loved ones! Lord keep people faithful, but those who do His supercilious rewarded with no half-hearted. Be strong and take heart, all you who wait for the LORD! "
Any such issues may come up, but believe the Lord is able to release you from the bondage of any fierce storm. Therefore beat your fear with faith, cleave to the Lord, The Keeper of Israel. The Lord is never asleep and off guard. The Lord never careless keep His children are always loyal and loving Him with the faith that believes and full surrender,
AMIN
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