Stop Fear From Overtaking You
Did you know that statistics claim there are over 4,000 types of fear? If you think about this, it really is true. One can have fear of almost any imaginable thing there is.
We were designed with the fight or flight ability. When we are subjected to a fearful situation or even thought, our body automatically goes into an alarm stage. If the stressor is not resolved our body than moves into a resistance stage. In this stage, long term affects of fear manifest into physical symptoms.
The hypothalamus, which keeps up the function of the body’s homeostasis, is influenced by the stress and anxiety, occurring in the mind concerning fear. Finally, the body will be inefficient to heal itself, introducing an exhaustion mode. God has designed our physical structure to mend and regenerate itself. Nonetheless, if we’re not bringing every thought into captivity it places us into a constant state of fight or flight in which our bodies can’t repair itself.
If you are having anxiety attacks, whom are you listening to? Are you able to take your thoughts captive and control them or are you in fear? “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.” Proverbs 23:7 Does your mind wander and run off of its own accord? As stated by God in the Bible, He did not give us a spirit of fear; but of power, and love and a sound mind. 2nd Timothy 1:7 Clearly, if we have control of our thoughts than we have the power to crush down the spirit of fear and its consequences.
The Bible tells us that “fear not” is found 365 times. Pretty interesting, that God talks about this very subject so often. God also tells us that faith and fear are equal. So you ask what do fear and faith have in common? Fear and Faith both project into the future and demand to be fulfilled. Fear is filled with negative thoughts and represents your enemy, the devil. Faith is fulfilled by the ever present peace of God.
The holistic approach purportedly cares for the whole patient, but how intimately do they understand mans spirit and soul from Gods standpoint? Your foe, the devil, however, realizes our incomparable creation rather well. He has made a survey of Gods creation for a very long time. He recognizes how God created your mind/body/soul connection. The devil knows that we are only maintained in wellness and sanity to the level that we reflect the nature of the living God. Your foe recognizes that by holding captive our thinking, he can command your biology, also.
Fear centers on earthly concerns and is an accuser, prompting you of bygone failures and that God is undeserving. It disunites us from God and tortures us,drives us, and is infectious. You can conceive how true this is? Once you encompass fear, it is typically a driving force, pressing us into destructive thought territory, stimulating our body to go into flight or fight.
Faith focuses on whom we will believe in, which is God. Faith is acting on hope and trust that God will take care of our future. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of which is not yet seen. Hebrews 11:1 When we have faith we believe before we see it in the physical, consequently it leads us not drives us. God honors those who believe and trust in Him. It is your choice to choose faith or fear. Practice taking every thought captive and walking out in faith that God is in control of your future.
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srinivas on March 30th, 2009
It is really a wonderful theme. One should know all these things and one may encounter all in ones life. Thanks a lot for sending such a kep tips.
Regards.
(Srinivas)