Faith is the antidote

Fear! we don't realize how much of it is subconscious until we analyze it and try to put it into words, we're often afraid to talk about our fears or even confess to ourselves that we're afraid because that would expose our innermost selves. The fear of failure is probably one of the greatest fears people have- the fear of failure in life, love and labor, and perhaps the greatest fear of all is the fear of failing others. The fear of hurting others because of our failure, the fear of letting them down, disappointing them, disillusioning them, discouraging them; the fear that because of our failure, others will also fail-this is hardest to bear.

But whatever our fears are, it pays to face them and to draw a line of distinction between the truth and the lie, between reality and the imaginary, between fact and fear. The following anecdote illustrates this principle.

It not only pays to face our fears, acknowledge and confess them, but to take a positive stand against them. We have to differentiate between reality and the imaginary, the truth and the lie. We don’t conquer our fears by ignoring them or running from them; we conquer them by facing them, standing our ground and sending them running.

So, it pays to our fears, recognize they’re there, and decide between the real and the unreal, the truth and the lie, and then to go to the attack to dispel the vaporous fiction of the fairytale and to drive away the genuine reality of real threat.

We may need help in overcoming some fears. Some people have deep-rooted fears that are actual phobias. For instance, some people almost panic when they’re shut up in a closed place. Others fear to go outside. Others fear heights, tunnel, the dark etc. if we feel terrified by some extreme fear that we don’t feel strong enough to overcome on our own, and then it helps to have someone to talk with about it.

Fear is the exact opposite of faith. Its faith that keeps us from fear. Faith in God is the best cure for fear of any kind. Faith and fear cannot occupy our mind and heart at the same time. It’s just impossible.