How can I deal with fear?
How can I deal with fear?
This is a very pertinent question, how can I deal with fear? This is a question that will be answered in the coming months due to this general election where we have elected a president.
There are quite a few people out there who are afraid, and are terrified that what this new president may or may not do. So is this where fear comes from? Does fear come from modern day situations that man has created?
I’ve got news for you, fear has been around since the beginning of time. Don’t you remember? Adam in the garden of Eden was the first one to fear.
Fear begins by listening to a liar
Let’s take a quick peek at what Adam was afraid of. Let’s go to the book of Genesis chapter three
I’m going to explain to you what happened in Genesis chapter three vs. 1 to 13
If you remember, God told Adam not to eat the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
In Genesis chapter three of starting in verse one we read where Satan begins to talk to Eve.
He lied to her and told her that it was OK to eat this fruit… But it was not OK and because of Adam and Eve listening to this lie mankind paid the price.
So let’s look at what Adam said to The Lord when he was looking for Adam and the garden.
“9 Then the Lord God called to the man, and said to him, “Where are you?” 10 He said, “I heard the sound of You in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.”
Do you realize that fear was never in the garden when God first created it? Adam and Eve had absolutely nothing to fear, they had nothing to be afraid of and so stress and anxiety did not exist.
So when we listen to a lie, it creates fear, and fear can create stress and anxiety which can cause sickness both mental and physical.
Fear is defeated by listening to the truth
So the question is how do we get rid of this fear? Let’s face it…we can see lies wherever we go, and it seems to be at an epidemic. So how do we know what to really believe and what not to believe?
Let’s face it, even people that are close to us lie… people that we are supposed to respect honor and trust.
When I am asked this question (and I am asked this question quite frequently!) I immediately explain to them that there really is only one place where you can find the truth that all of the time… I’m talking about that kind of truth that you can trust all of the time. Let’s look at where that truth comes from…
John 1:14 “Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.”
The truth that we draw from at Dallas Christian Counseling is right from Jesus himself. We know the truth, and we know the truth when we counsel. We use the latest therapeutic counseling models and techniques…but our motivation and truth come from the Bible.
The therapists at Dallas Christian Counseling realize that you may have fear in your life…fear that has been there since you were a child.
Fear will not go away and less you make it go away. Let us show you how.
