COURAGE OR FEAR YOU CHOOSE
The most crippling emotion that holds millions of people back from experiencing their excellence and achieving their goals is FEAR. This emotion takes over and breaks you, bit by bit; it’s a creepy-crawly snake with its eyes fixed on its prey. Clutching its prey while spitting in your eyes as it blinds and disorientates you while it rolls itself around your body patiently with such grace, paralysing and
breaking bones with every squeeze, taking its time swallowing you as it claims its victory.
Each time you want to pursue your goals with the hope that you will build a good life and enjoy success, fear will creep in and build in you the mighty walls of Jericho which seem immovable. All this, as you stand as witness to your own painful downfall.
Our lives have a purpose that is greater than us. Fear will destroy your excellence and tear your aspirations to shreds, reducing you to nothing. If you rest in the comfort of mediocrity and self-pity, fear will conquer you. The nail on this coffin is accepting such as what is – calling it FATE because you have been consumed by fear. So, what are we afraid of? What is your fear? Human beings mostly fear the unknown, especially rejection. A simple NO hits so hard with the power to see you quit. Just a single NO… and you can find yourself making excuses as to why it will not work out.
So much of our time is spent making excuses to convince ourselves why our business won’t work. We ignore our very dreams and aspirations and pull ourselves out of our dreams. We find reasons to convince ourselves that we are the wrong people to pursue and achieve those goals. Another nail in the coffin is when we start throwing our dreams in the world beyond our own and claim, perhaps not in this life, but maybe in next lifetime.
The scriptural teachings from the book of 2 Timothy 1:7 puts it in a context that is easy to understand; “For we have not been given the spirit of fear, but of power, love, and of a sound mind”. Let us explore this context a bit, the Bible tells us we have not been given “the spirit of fear “– what does this mean? Well, simply put, there are elements of fear however “we have not been given the spirit of fear but (the spirit) of power”.
This is our authority over fear - the power to prevail over it. We can experience fear, but we have the POWER to overcome it. We can choose to rise above any kind of fear.
The remedy and the keys are contained within the text; “for we have not been given the spirit of fear, but we have dominion over fear. It is conquered with the power of love, and of a sound mind”.remember love is kind and patient; that is who we really are. We just need to act with love and with a sound mind. Nelson Mandela once said; “courage is not the absence of fear but rather the judgement that something is more important than fear” and “The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers the fear.”
The following are the most common fears:
REJECTION:
Someone makes a call to propose or sell something, perhaps they are looking for work. The moment they hear a NO, they are paralysed by fear and lose the confidence to make another call.a NO, feels like an attack to them, feeling they are not important or less of human beings. You are so important.
FAILURE:
What will do people say if I don’t make it? Maybe you start something, and things somehow do not go your way, or a deal goes wrong; it’s easier to stay down because of the fear of being a failure or loser paralyses you. You even stop trying.
SUCCESS/UNKNOWN:
What will happen when I get there? Will I change? Will I cope? What will people say about me? The source of this fear is that somehow, we secretly hate or are sceptics about rich people.
Your thoughts are powerful, entertaining negative thoughts steals the opportunity you have in achieve great things. Think good thoughts, happy thoughts- you can only have one thought at a time.
Which one will it be? YOU CHOOSE.
You can live a good, successful life, but you will need to work at it daily, one step at a time. Remember you are not exempted from fear or other realities of life. Awareness is key; be aware when fear creeps in. This is the key to building the courage and tenacity you need to soldier on and fulfil your goals. If I am aware of things, I can deal with them.
Great men and women have understood the spirit of fear, issue is mind over matter. When you are overcome by fear,just remember that “courage is never the absence of fear, but the ability to pursue and focus on your goal despite the presence and the experience of fear in your life.”
It’s mind over matter; you are in CHARGE! Claim it and fly high into good sunlight. You have not been given the spirit of fear, but of power, love, and of a sound mind”.
FEAR OR COURAGE - YOU CHOOSE…