- At one level, fear is healthy. 'Fear' is an emotion induced by a perceived threat. It is a natural human emotion, which is God-given. It is a basic survival mechanism. It protects us from danger.
- 'Phobia,' however, is unhealthy fear. It is disproportionate to the danger posed. It is 'False, Evidence Appearing Real.' It is overestimating the danger and underestimating my ability to cope. Common phobias include, what is now called, FOMO - the fear of missing out, the fear of not being special.
- The fear of God is a kind of healthy fear. It is an understanding of who God is in relation to us. It means respect, reverence, awe, honor, adoration and worship; and it could even be translated as love for God. It leads to a healthy respect of God and is the antidote to all other fears and phobias we experience in life. Fear God and you need not fear anything else or anyone else.
- It is no coincidence that as the fear of God has decreased in our society, all the other fears have increased.
Proverbs 1:20-33
1. No fear of harm
Fear of the Lord is a choice that you make. If you are wise, you will choose to fear the Lord' (v.29) and listen to him.
Jesus is 'the wisdom of God' (1 Corinthians 1:24)
Choose to fear God, listen to him and repent when he corrects you. If you do, God will reveal to you the hidden treasures of wisdom in his words and you will be 'in good hands' and can be free from the fear of harm
Lord, I choose to fear you - to live a life in reverence and awe of your power, majesty and holiness. Help me to live life fearing you alone.
Matthew 10:1-31
2. No fear of people
Do not be afraid about what to say. The Spirit of your Father will supply the words.
Do not be afraid of what others will do to you. Save your fear for God, who holds your entire life - body and soul - in his hands.
Do not be afraid of what will happen to you. God cares what happens to you even more than you do.
Lord, thank you that you tell me that I do not need to be afraid. Thank you that you value and love me so much. Help me to know your love, to trust in you and not to be afraid.
Genesis 25:1-26:35
3. No fear of death
'Do not be afraid, for I am with you' (v.24). Of God is with you, you need not be afraid of anyone or anything.
Lord, thank for your promise to be with me. Thank you that you tell me over and over again that if I fear you I do not need to be afraid of anything or anyone else.
Adds:
Genesis 26:34
It is so important to choose the right husband/wife and to pray for ourselves, our children and our friends that God would lead them to the right person.
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induce 1.설득하다, 유도하다 2. 유발.초래하다
- Nothing would induce me to take the job.
- a drug-induced coma
- def. surprising or unreasonable in amount or size, compared with something else
- The area contains a disproportionate number of young middle-class families
- When Barry becomes worried, he tends to catastrophize about everything.
- a feeling of great respect for someone or something
- The poem conveys this deep reverence for nature.
- There is no known antidote to the poison.
- He is kindness personified. 그는 친절함의 화신이다
- The river was personified as a goddess. 그 강은 여신으로 의인화되었다
- a wayward child 다루기 힘든 아이
- n. waywardness 자행: have one's own way
- Despite signs of an improvement in the economy, there is no rom for complacency.
- complacency about ~에 대한 안주
- There is no time for complacency. 안주하고 있을 때가 아냐
- get complacent. 안주하게 되다
shrewd 1. 상황 판단이 빠른 2. 기민한, (판단이) 재빠른
- def. being able to understand and judge a situation quickly and to use this understanding to their own advantage.
- a shrewd businessman
- def. stroke gently
- His fingers caress the back of her neck.
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