I would love to receive some input from you! I'm writing a book proposal on overcoming fear and I need to know what you are afraid of. Please let me know 10 things that make you fear and I will randomly select a person to win a book on April 15.
Thank you
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Christie,
I will send you an e-mail.
My greatest fears are:
#1 death of a child
snakes ;-) (no really)
sikcness (me or my family)
death of a parent
I really dont have many fears other than these - sorry!
Thanks for visiting my blog - hope you will come back often!
Top 10 things I fear:
1. Not being good enough
2. Something happening to my husband and I would be left alone
3. Something happening to my children
4. Cancer...sounds a bit nuts but it is true
5. Not being obedient to God
6. the consequences of my actions
7. I fear my children's future in this screwed up world
8. I fear my children growing up and doing what they want to..long before they should
9. I fear my daughter making the same mistakes I did
10. If I don't point to Jesus enough what will happen with my kids
Hi Christie- My number 1 fear is doing what God has called me to do. I'll explain.... I know that he has called me to be a speaker. My fears lie not in His promises but in my earth-ly-ness. If I have to go out of town, who will take care of my kids? Should I be going out of town? Will I make money? Will it be enough to justify the time away from my family? Then, also, do I have enough to say? My testimony is no big deal (compared to others) so why would someone want to hear me?
[Wow! I've never written those things down, they just float around in my head... I know that most of it is the lie of the enemy, but some of it is my human-ness, too.]
The rest, in no particular order: finances, safety for my children, safety of my husband, being a good wife, fear of hurting people's feelings (I'm a 'yes' girl, and very non-confrontational).
I'm really not a worrier but those are the things in my life that I am fearful of.
Good Luck with the book!
Hi Christie,
Here are some of my fears:
1. Dying before my children grow up
2. Losing a child
3. Losing my spouse
4. Not being a good parent
5. Wearing a swimsuit in public
6. Singing a solo
7. Hurting someone's feelings
8. snakes/creepy crawly things
9. Not affecting others positively for Christ
10. Losing focus of what God wants me to do
Fears hu? Here goes....
1. my girls not coming to love Jesus like we do
2. not fully meeting God's will in my life
3. fear for not being seen for who I am now vs what I have been
4. not being a good enough mother
5. satan
6. finances
7. fear of "walking across the room" and reaching out to people I don't personally know
8. fear of speaking in groups or crowds (but I get over it once I get started)
9. Fear of the mistakes our kids might make
10. Fear of not loving God as much as I should.
I hope this is helpful.
In His Graces~Pamela
Fears. Oh, if I talk about them, then they might come true!!! :)
Just kidding.
Honestly, I have never been a worry kind of gal and really believe that God will help me handle anything that comes my way. But these are the fears that I fight when the enemy is really attacking.
1. That God will stop giving me a second and third and millionth chance even though I know he says his mercies are new every morning!
2. That my children will take a turn somewhere in life and not know God.
3. That I will make a mistake in leading ministry and look like a complete fool.
4. I don't fear dying but don't want to leave my children without a mother, so I guess I fear leaving them before they are grown.
5. I fear my loved ones not knowing Jesus.
I can't think of 5 more now, but might later.
Thanks for stopping by my blog and asking me to participate!
Ok...this is a good one for me...because I have struggled with fear for a while...and still have battles with it from time to time. It may not be 10 fears....but they will branch out into many things.
1. First of all...my fear of people...what people think of me...will I measure up...approval...dissappointing someone, etc. Those all go together. I do not struggle with this as much anymore...but sometimes it pokes it's head out!!
2. When I was 20, my 17 year old brother was tragically killed in a plane crash. Ever since then...I have struggled with the fear that something terrible would happen to me, or my husband, or my children. Since it happened to my brother...How do I know it's not going to happen to me? (these are the motivational questions.) Anyway...I have since realized that it is a trust factor for me. Realizing that I am NOT in control and I have to trust God. Finding the line between God's soverienty (spelled wrong?!?!) and questioning Him has been a difficult place to find though.
3. The other one is fear of being a "has been"....fear that I'll never reach the potential that God has for me. Although I know it is a lie...I still struggle with it as I am a 36 year old Stay at home mom with 2 preschoolers....about to pull my hair out at times!! :)
So...these are only 3 fears...but they have been very real fears that I have struggled with in the past. I know I haven't completely overcome the fear issue...but I have made many strides and I look forward to the day when I can celebrate complete freedom from it!!!
Thanks for asking me to participate. I hope this helps you in some way!!
Blessings,
Buffi
Christie:
Thanks for inviting me to participate in your survey. I am afraid of:
1. fire destroying my home
2. fierce thunderstorms
3. losing my husband
4. harm coming to my children
5. having someone not like or approve of me
6. failing Greek (I am in seminary)
7. being insignificant in a crowd
8. bugs
9. serious health concerns
10. my car breaking down when I am alone and driving
Such a timely topic for me! I've been working on my fears for a long time.
1. Not being good enough at anything I do.
2. Fear of rejection. Easier to not make a friendship at all than to make one and lose it.
3. Fear of an unknown future.
4. Fear of illness with no insurance.
5. Fear of being alone.
Boy, writing them down makes them so ----- in your face.
Thanks for the question!
Cora
My fears: Death of my husband, Fire, Not being accepted for who I am, Not living a long life due to my diabetes, Losing my sister to kidney disease, My heart blockages getting worse, Having a heart attack, My kidneys getting worse, Snakes, Rats.
Fears:
Elevators
Going backwards down a hill in a car.
Eeeeew, the thought of writing down my fears and looking at them squarely. That would have to be my first fear.
2. Bees. I've never been stung so I freak out trying to avoid them.
3. My children not following the Lord.
4. Financial ruin.
5. Fear of success. And of failure. Both freak me out.
6. Losing my wits as I get older (a.k.a. Alzheimer's Disease).
7. Facing the unknown. I do this only because the Lord keeps pushing me out of my comfort zone. But I do it afraid.
8. ?
9. ?
10. ?
Sorry, nothing else was surfacing!
Ohh - people have said so many good things.
Top Ten for Me:
1) Fear that I will not have done anything to make a real difference in this world for Christ before I die. (Call you tell I am hitting that mid-life crisis - turning 40 year)
2) Fear for my children - any harm physically or emotionally.
3) Fear I made a wrong choice pulling them out of Christian school for a local free charter school.
4) Fear that I won't ever be good at one thing.
5) Fear of car accidents (I'm kind of a crazy driver)
6) Fear of my husband being in car accident (he's a crazy driver too)
7) Fear of my parents dying without my children spending enough time with them, since we live a distance away.
8) Fear for the lack of salvation of some of my relatives.
9) Fear that I won't be able to accomplish what God calls me to do.
10) Fear of me or my husband becoming disabled in someway that would keep us from the ministries we are in currently.
In all these fears, I do know that God is in control but Satan does like to keep bringing little reminders that can creep into bigger paranoias if I am not watching out.
I don't really have 10--just one big one. I am not really a fearful person. I know that God does not intend for me to live in fear, but there is one thing that still gets me. I fear the death of my sweet husband or my children/grandchildren. Years ago we suffered the death of our youngest son. The day after he died, my best friend who was 9 months pregnant and her 4 year old son were all killed in an accident. Ever since then, I have had to fight this fear. I know and truly believe God wants only what is best, but I know from personal experience He sometimes allows tough things. I am sure that Satan wants me to live in fear and not in victory.
Top 10 fears...hmmmm,
Failing God - I long to hear "well done good and faithful servant"
Failing my children - not setting a godly example
Losing my husband - in any way
Heart attack - brother died at 32
Failure at my job
Making mistakes - don't know why I think I have to be perfect
I'm slowly overcoming my fear of death - I know my eternal destination but I fear missing my children growing up - again, I'm
s l o w l y overcoming this fear.
I'm sure I could keep going, but this pretty much sums it all up. I'm so glad we serve an awesome God who is willing to take our fears away if we are willing.
I don't have 10 fears-praise god
1- that I will not be present in the earth until my daughter grows up and is truly independent- see grandchildren etc.
2- I have waited too late to hear God's call and have missed some great blessings and growth because of my doubts and insecurities
3- Speaking in front of large crowds
4-having to live my last days in a nursing home
5 not having enough money in my retirement.
6 being sick and not able to care for self as I age
7-my neice and nephew will not have anyone to pray for them if something happens to me (their mother is deceased)
8 not knowing enough of God's word 9-not being accepted in the ministries I desire to do
Wow you got me I didn't think i had 10 fears so I'm stopping here- there really isn't a 10th one.
thaks for stopping by my blog please come back again.
I don't think I can come up with 10 things I truly fear! I can tell you a few:
My husband's driving - seriously!
Not being enough, period.
Being alone
Not being able to care for myself
i've been able to overcome - for the MOST part! - my fear of not pleasing people enough, but that was a struggle for a LONG time - hiding my true self, because I feared no one would love me if they knew who I really was.
Blessings on your book-writing!! :)
Top ten fears, hmmm...let me see.
1. not finishing the race with God
2. that I would lose one of my children
3. that I would lose my husband
4. That I won't be able to be the person I was created to be
5. serious illness or death and what a burden that would be on my family
6. that I won't be honest with God and myself at times
7. That I won't live up to what God expects from me as a mother and wife and women in general
8. that I would miss what God has for me because of distractions that I think are important in the moment
9. That I won't fulfill the purpose for my life here on earth and in heaven
10. that my life wouldn't count for anything
Christie ~
I just found your blog and I am going to add it to my favorites ~
Here are 10 things I fear the most ~
1. being fataly ill ~ me or my family
2. losing my children to death
3. my girls falling away from their awesome walk with the Lord
4. my husband leaving me for someone else
5. now that we are empty nesters, not having the time with my husband that I have looked forward to
6. saying no to people - hurting their feelings
7. consequences of sin in my life
8. being in groups where I do not know anyone
9. I fear being insecure in situations
10. finances
7.
Wow....can be a powerful question.
What am I afraid of? The unknown.
I have a wonderful DH and three wonderful children and I am afraid that something will happen to change that. Something beyond my control.
Other than that....small spaces!! :)
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