tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172382189815798884.post9149052716720908148..comments2023-08-29T09:38:05.604-04:00Comments on PEACE LOVE JESUS AND COFFEE: FearBrendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17161440606590315345noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172382189815798884.post-90102135995907834712011-08-17T16:21:10.300-04:002011-08-17T16:21:10.300-04:00Brenda,
One of my self-help mentors brought up an...Brenda,<br /><br />One of my self-help mentors brought up an interesting idea to me. What if fear is a lie? What if fear is something that prevents us from being the fullness of what God created us to be?<br /><br />Just think... we're not talking prudence--like don't walk along the edge of a narrow cliff carelessly, or the adrenaline you get to get yourself out of true danger like a potential assault or car accident.<br /><br />No--we're talking about fear about something that usually HASN'T HAPPENED YET, what if what if what if... or inflating and putting drama into something.<br /><br />He said to think about the last time you had a real emergency--did you get focused and sufficiently calm to get through it? I think we've all done that... God gives us strength when we need it.<br /><br />So what if your dog's fears are a mental construct to allow him to react to potential threats given a history of prior abuse? And what if your own fears, and my own fears, are our minds' ways of preventing uncomfortable growth by limiting us with anticipating the various unknowns and freezing us up?<br /><br />food for thought...Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16689391855366931022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172382189815798884.post-63213230554389469192011-08-16T23:46:51.617-04:002011-08-16T23:46:51.617-04:00Thanks, Michelle!Thanks, Michelle!Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17161440606590315345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172382189815798884.post-63590614157840204322011-08-16T20:21:47.946-04:002011-08-16T20:21:47.946-04:00Just beautiful, Brenda! And so true. Thanks for sh...Just beautiful, Brenda! And so true. Thanks for sharing.Michelle Holdermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15688490279422954556noreply@blogger.com