Do you think this is true? Can fear and faith live together? If you are fearful then how can you have faith that the almighty will be there to protect you from the unknown? I sat thinking about this recently and realized that if I live in fear then I can’t be showing faith in the almighty. What do you think? Are the two even related, even though they are on the opposite end of the spectrum. Sounds strange but it’s true in my mind.
Something happened to me recently and I realized that my holding on to my faith was what prevented me from totally giving up. When it happened I was calm and said I have to ignore the fear or I won’t be able to live my life the way I should or want to, even in the time of Covid. I knew I could not let it pull me to my knees. Have you ever felt this way? I looked myself in the mirror and knew if I even thought of letting go that would be it for me at that stage. So the thought “no retreat, no surrender”, came to mind. Was this even the right quote, 🤔? Well it never mattered to me as long as I could hype myself 👍🏽.
How do we really keep our faith in these times? It just seems so hard. But we can’t give up on ourselves or it will serious ramifications for how we live. Very often we don’t even realize that we are even seeing this happening until it’s too late. It can take its toll on you and what can you do? Start again and just move forward. What else can we do? I will never give up no matter what. So really I can’t be fearful and have faith at the same time.
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It is human to have fears, but to comment on “faith” one must first define what or who their faith is based on.
We all exhibit various levels of faith everyday throughout our lives. Some we do consciously, and some we take for granted. It could be faith we won’t get robbed, or our car won’t break down on the road, or meet in an accident, or the chair we sit on won’t break, or even if that hurricane that’s coming won’t destroy our property or land.
Whatever the circumstances we all will show some level of faith. It could be in our government to keep us safe, confidence in our own actions to prevent a presumed or proclaimed disaster. Most times our fears arise when we fall short of understanding, or loose confidence in our ability to control the things in our lives that should either keep us, or our families or loved ones safe.
In the end we are faced with a simple question. Can faith truly eliminate our fears?
The answer is no. We are humans fallen from grace, and our mortality and vulnerability in this life only reminds us how helpless and imperfect we are in all circumstances. It is this vulnerability and imperfection that causes our fears in one way or another, but this is also a blessing in its own light. Because it is only through our fears that we are forced to seek the truth. The truth about ourselves, our purpose and our creator.
I am a Christian, and I know there may be some reading this that may have their own version of what life is or who God is. But in my life I have seen two things to be true. That death can happen in a split second, but life requires time and provision. It take us 9 months to be born and a second to loose life. Doesn’t that teach us that if we are still alive here on this earth, that we are somehow still being taken care of? Don’t we all see that wherever we are in our lives right now, that it certainly wasn’t by our own hands that we avoided all those near misses? Yes we may have done our limited part, but how perfect are we that we should believe it was all by our strength?… Something to think about.
When Biblical prophets or believers were faced with fear, God or His angels always told them “Fear not, for the Lord thy God is with them”. It was a constant reassurance that they (like us) are never alone or helpless, regardless of the circumstances. It was an encouragement to trust God more, because in trusting God more, they realised their fears melted away into hope, joy or victory. Yes there were challenges, even life threatening ones, but to know that the God who created all life, who has power over life, death, and all things, was with them, that realization pushed fear from their hearts and filled them with confidence and faith.
There is more I could say, but I will conclude with this… The Bible speaks of fear in many specific circumstances and how God comforts or brings a revelation to those who are burdened by specific fears. In the end, God does not leave us to face fears or challenges by ourselves, so I believe wants you to know one thing – to fear not because He is with you and you are more valuable to Him that you know (Matthew 10:29-31)
“The fear of man brings a snare, But whoever trusts in the LORD shall be safe.” – Proverbs 29:25
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Other implied references:
1 Samuel 12:24
2 Chronicles 20:17
Psalms 23:4
Psalms 27:1-3
Psalms 34:4
Thanks for the comprehensive answer. At the end of the day they don’t coexist.
That’s right. They don’t coexist.
Faith teaches us that all things are possible when we trust God and follow His principles.
Fear only limits our courage and ability to think straight and follow truth.
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God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love
and of a sound mind
Amen. 🙏🏽
Because one lives by faith doesn’t mean they can’t feel fear. While I agree they can’t co-exist in the same breath, we need both. I think a healthy dose of fear is actually a necessary ingredient in life. Just my 2 cents 🙂
Fear is always there but do we allow it to control our lives?
So for you some fear is necessary. Interesting. 🤔
Good discussion. I believe I will share it at tomorrow’s prayer breakfast. Thanks to all who contributed.
Glad you enjoyed. Let me know how the discussion turned out. 🙏🏽