A Lesson in Fear
Be not afraid; only believe (Mark 5:36)
We’ve all experienced fear of failure, but are you ready to take the bull by the horns and conquer it once and for all?
Excerpted from my purple Poppin “Anything Goes” journal on October 14, 2016
The Bane of Creativity
I long to write, whether I fail or not. It pulls at me, tugs at my very soul, while at the same time, an opposing force exerts its presence, seemingly a formidable foe even though it is but a shadow of a small thing, made larger by my imagination:
FEAR!
The bane of my creativity, this little would-be giant has plagued my very existence all my life. I was timid and shy as a boy; I’m anxious and introverted as an adult. I use a personality indicator as a crutch (see link to post below), but I know, deep in my being, that it is fear that is choking the life out of me. Fear is my demon, my dragon which I must slay to finally be rid of it.
But will I ever truly be rid of it?
I'm an INFJ: What MBTI Personality Type Are You?
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W.O.T.
The Bible says perfect love casts out fear (1 Jn. 4:18), but love for what, exactly? Love for our passions and dreams? As in, “If I truly love my passions then I won’t be afraid to pursue them, regardless of what others think”?
What others think.
W.O.T.
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