be not afraid
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The Faces of Fear
Inner Tension
Tight Muscles
Clammy Hands
Dry Mouth
Pounding Heart
Finicky Stomach
Physical Aspects of Fear
Fear can be overcome
Components of Fear
FEAR itself is unpleasant
often strong emotion caused by the anticipation of or awareness of danger.
ANXIETY is extreme and
overwhelming fear which can paralyze us and hinder our ability to act, to make decisions and carry out our mission.
PANIC is a sudden, severe, overpowering anxiety often marked by lightheadedness, heart palpitations and a sense of impending doom.
PHOBIA is a irrational dread of an object, person, act or situation.
• Afraid to leave home
• Afraid of elevators
• Afraid to fly in airplanes
• Afraid to walk in public places
Fear Is Normal
1. Nervous tension prepare more thoroughly
• Before giving a speech
• Appearing in court
• Going on a job interview
• Anticipation of retirement
2. Fear of being mugged precautionary measures to avoid desolate areas in the middle of the night
3. Fear of a job lay-off seek retraining or develop other skills
FEAR IS A NORMAL HUMAN EMOTION &AT TIMES A USEFUL ONE
Fear Can Destroy
Fears IMPRISION and KEEP US FROM forward movement in the road to
MATURITY
HAPPINNESS
TRUE LOVE
FEAR CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE, CAN BE OUT OF HAND, DESTROY OUR LIFE & POISON PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Nuclear War
Crime
Youthful Fears
Parents are responsible for providing a secure environment for their children.
No matter how good job parents do, young people inevitably experience fear.
CHILDREN TEENS
IMPORTANT ISSUE DEPENDENCE INDEPENDENCE
COMMON FEARS MonstersWild animals and insectsGhostsPoliceRelativeJesus/ Saints
Career choicesPersonal appearanceDeathLoss of a friend
SIMILAR FEARS Abandonment , death of parent, getting a bad report card, seeing parents argue, street violence, crime, drugs & natural calamities
FEAR MOST Being humiliated( self-image and sense of guilt )
To be popular & accepted( fear of not doing the things that others are doing because you are afraid they won’t like you )
PARENT EXPRESSION Fear may be disguised & will take patience to uncover
Teens may push you away but that doesn’t mean they no longer need you. “BE THERE” for them.
Parents can give advice AFTER they’ve LISTENED & really KNOW what’s really troubling a child.
Facing Up To Fear
Prophet Jeremiah
God doesn’t ask us to come to Him perfect and without fear. He works with us, fears and all, like “clay in the hand of the potter”
Jeremiah 18:6
RELATED to the word
courage is ENCOURAGE, meaning to hearten or put heart into.
LOOK to GOD to give
your heart and you will be able to MEET FEAR with DIVINE ASSURANCE.
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IN THE WORLD YOU HAVE TRIBULATION; BUT BE OF GOOD CHEER, I HAVE OVERCOME THE WORLD
Banishing Fear
PUT YOURSELF AT THE SERVICE OF OTHERS.
TRANSFORMED BY THE POWER OF GOD, PETER BECAME THE LEADER OF THE EARLY CHURCH AND LATER EMBRACED THE CRUCIFIXION HE ONCE DREADED.
Denial Of Peter During Christ’s Trial
OTHER RESOURCES
1. Turn to prayer
4. Build your confidence
5. Act decisively
6. Talk through your fear2. Try controlling the
fear (relaxation
techniques)
8. Seek professional help
3. Meet the fear head on
7. Join a support group
PERFECT LOVE
CASTS OUT FEAR4: 18
• Fear is the enemy of happiness.
• It can make us: • suspicious, self-centered,
• immobile and full of self-pity.
• In this way, we are put in hell little by little. But we were made for heaven and there is always grace.
• God’s love is bigger than all our fears.
• Trust in God and take heart.
Psalm 27:1
Do not fear what may happen tomorrow.
The same loving Father who cares for you today, will care for your tomorrow and everyday.
Either He will shield you from suffering or He will give you unfailing strength to bear it.
Be at peace, then, and put aside all anxious thoughts and imaginings.
St. Francis de Sales
Fr. Larry Tan, SDB
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