Get Fear Out of the Driver's Seat
Added 2022-04-06 11:00:04 +0000 UTCGood morning,
As I have continued my understanding and research about our minds, I continue to find revelations. The iceberg concept is so clear: there is something on the surface in our conscious minds but so much more under the surface in our unconscious minds.
As we pull things up from under the surface, we can address those things and find real freedom. As long as they are under the surface, we can ignore them for a while but they always manifest eventually.
Fear is one of the biggest unconscious under-the-surface things we have to face. Fear is a driver and when it drives we don’t go anywhere but insane! Fear can stop you from doing what you need to do. Fear can make you afraid to start something, afraid of people’s opinions or judgments. Fear of the unknown. Fear that someone will leave you. Fear that you won’t have someone to be by your side. Fear of security, finances, health……. Obviously there are endless things to fear.
That is why I think we have to really pull that out from under the surface. I have made choices in the past out of fear of hurting someone in the moment and inadvertently hurt myself. It even hurts that person in the long run! Fear is never a good decision maker.
So do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Isaiah 41:10
Comments
Occasionally, one of these posts are exactly what I need..just in time logistics. I am printing this later and posting it on a wall. You checked all of my fear boxes. This is so closely related to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. I personally fear as a I transition to another chapter in life, my hierarchy will shift. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and this passage.
Maurice
2022-04-06 11:33:01 +0000 UTC
