Vrees..........Enkele gedagtes om aan te herkou.......& a Plan-of-Action !

* Wesenlik is dit dat jy weet dat jy 'via die Heilige Gees', 'n gawe ("God-given Gift"), het jeens ander wat jy behoort uit te oefen.... 
* Moenie die Krag van die Heilige Gees in jou onderskat nie.
* Moet nooit vergeet dat die Krag wat in jou is dieselfde krag is as die krag wat teenwoordig was toe Jesus Christus uit die dode opgewek is. 
* Koester dit ook in jou gedagtes dat die Woord ons leer dat God deur hierdie krag magtig is om oneindig meer te doen as wat ons bid of dink (Ef. 1:18, 19 vv; 3:20).
* Vir talle mense is dit besonder moeilik om van hulle vrese te oorkom wanneer hulle die 'daad by die woord' moet voeg in die 'Betoning / Uitlewing van Liefde'...... (... die omgekeerde/ inverse van vrees !)


Some Insights........


* DO NOT minimize the fear and self-doubt, or call it something it isn't (such as nervousness, or apprehensiveness). 
* Just admit that/what you feel 'afraid for, scared for or whatever' ( & describe it...), to yourself, (and ideally to the person that is the 'Subject of your Love'.)
* On a scale of on 1 to 10, how much (magnitude) fear & self-doubt are you experiencing?
* Imagine/ Outline : What's the worst 'scenario' (possible thing) that could happen? 
* Gather ALL the relevant (correct) factual information /support you can find with respect to alternative avenues (resources) available to cope with your 'worst case scenario' so it can be pro-actively avoided & consequently wouldn't/couldn't occur.
* Confront the perception, and dissipate the fear with 'factual (not imagined) evidence'. 
(Ignoring it, will just cause more uneasiness....)
* By addressing this physical situation, not only do you survive, but you are generally able to walk through the 'perceived difficulty'.
* You have arrived in 'present-moment time' of "now". 
* When you 'walk-through' your 'perceived' fear and self-doubt, you always end up in ......a 'Place of Relieve & consequent Joy....'
* When we operate out of fear, we can expect the Lord to lovingly discipline us in order to help us learn to trust Him. 
There is a danger when we seek to "insure ourselves" against calamity. 
If your actions are born from fear, you can expect God to demonstrate His loving reproof so that you might not live in fear.


Shalom