Fear

Fear: lack of faith.

I have been thinking about fear. We all have it. We all let it rule us and our lives in some way. But why?

Fear only gets in the way. It stops us from talking to a stranger who could change our lives forever, It hinders us from following our most wildest dreams, it leads us always to the "safe" path but not necessarily the right one, it makes us think negatively instead of positively, it stops us from taking a new job, expanding our comfort zone, making new friends, helping our neighbor, building a business, and whole other plethora of opportunities. In essence, it cripples us. Stops us from reaching our full potential. So why on earth do we have so much of it? Why would we cling on to something that is so destructive?

Fear is the opposite of faith!

Faith will build us up in every way, faith will lead us to live happier, healthier lives. Faith will help us to touch other peoples lives and be touched by others. Faith will help us to become the very best we can be!! Faith will fill us with an overwhelmingly positive outlook on life. Even when those bad things do happen, faith will help us to get through them much faster and with so much more help. Faith allow us to take risks, to dream big, and to realize that with help from above you can acheive anything!! Why don't we choose faith?

I know many of you are much better at this than I am, and I am grateful for your examples! But I think it is something we all struggle with in one area of our lives or the other. I have learned so much about faith in the past week and I am grateful to have gotten rid of a lot of fear. I would encourage everyone to get rid of the fear in their lives... Let it go, its not worth it!!

And read the book.. "feel the fear...and do it anyway!" Its one of the best books I have ever read!!