BY ALONZO GASKILL

We live in a fearful age, where more and more people are struggling with anxieties, issues of trust, and a general sense of worry. Never, in the history of the world, has there been a time when more people say that they live in day-to-day fear about the future, about finances, about relationships, and about personal failure.

      Of course, Christianity is entirely about achieving success; not so much “worldly success,” but success in the things that matter most. And the Christian message is well captured in the words of the Apostle Paul, who wrote: “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” (BRG Philippians 4:13) Yes, we can do all things—including overcoming fear—if we “yoke” ourselves with Christ. So, let’s look as some of what the Bible teaches about fear, where it comes from, and how we can change our paradigm when we are confronted with those things which most cause us to fear.”

There are a number of things which can cause anxiety attacks, and the subsequent fear that arises because of them. The Bible actually offers a couple of bits of counsel on this common malady, and how we can deal with it. The Apostle Peter wrote: “Throw all your anxieties upon [the Lord], because he cares about you.” (CJB 1 Peter 5:7) Peter wouldn’t necessarily have said that a good therapist was a bad thing. However, in this verse he indicates that God cares deeply for us. Thus, rather than retaining our anxieties and trying to survive living with them, we should “cast them” upon the Lord, because He, better than us, can bear the burdens of anxiety which cause us so much fear. King David appears to have discovered the very thing that Peter was teaching, as David wrote: “I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.” (ESV Psalm 34:4) Joshua (Moses’ successor) felt anxiety because he had been called to succeed Moses as the leader of God’s chosen people. In response to that fear-filled anxiety, the Lord spoke: “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous....

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