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Originally Posted by sandie
Charnock,
I'm going to give you the last word on this thread too.
God be with you and yours.  |
Sandie,
You referenced fear. Fear can be an asset and it can also cripple. Fear helps us when we look over the edge of the Grand Canyon. It keeps us from jumping and getting too close to risk falling. But it cripples us when it prevents us from doing what we know we should.
I struggle with fear of rejection, although weirdly, I relish in it here on the Forum...can't really explain that one. In "Real life" I have also struggled with the fear of people and I've had a tremendous struggle with shyness. It has held me back repeatedly. It's a bit cliche, but I've found that my fears diminish when I face them head on, and walk up to new people at church, reach out and hug them. Walls fall immediately, both in them and in me. I mean, I'm the pastor, for crying out loud, and I'm scared of people. On stage, no problem. Face to face? Horrible. Every single week, I walk through the wall of fear and hug new people...not just shake their hand. And it works every time.
Like I said, "Face your fears" is very cliche but I encourage you to face whatever fear it is you struggle with and tear down the wall.
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