Fear and Anxiety are emotions that are truly complex. As I study the word fear I can only feel unequipped to truly share this word from an educated perspective. I am not a phycologist nor a therapist. But I can share from my experience. And my wanting to know more so maybe I can help the ones I love that suffer at the hands of such a debilitating emotion. I do believe the emotion of fear was a God-given emotion to protect us from danger.
I feel anxiety seems to manifest itself when we have a frightening experience. It leaves a vivid memory in our subconscious mind that forms a trigger that mirrors a fear that we once had. When these triggers are activated by the mind it can make these emotions come racing to the surface. Causing your pulse to elevate, your palms to sweat, your thoughts to race, and your breathing can become labored. The fight or flight thoughts kick in. It can cause a surge of adrenaline to assist with either fighting or fleeing.
I do believe the mind is complex and learns to distinguish the difference between a true genuine danger and one that is rising from a previous experience. Both can be debilitating and can rob you of living life to its full potential and can crush relationships.
Join me as I share my thoughts and meditation about that ugly 4 letter word we know as FEAR.
‘Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’Isaiah 41:10
I sought the Lord, and He answered me. And delivered me from all my fears. Psalm 34:4
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Hi, this is Lori and I'm so happy. You could join me again today. It really does mean a lot to me. It actually means more than you will ever know. I want to take a moment to thank you the listener for allowing me t he latitude for sharing the things that have been on my mind and the things that have been in my heart. Now, before we go on, I'm going to tell you, like, we always say, grab that favorite cup of coffee, your favorite chair. And let's share this time. Now, as you get comfortable, let me share this thought with you. This is episode 21 that blows my mind because when I started doing the po dcast, I actually did it to be able to share this testimony with you. I had this testimony that God had given me and it was inside and I had to get it out and then COVID shut the door in m y face. I found that this might be a great avenue for me to share my testimony with you. The listener, my first 15 episodes consists of my testimony, but when I got to episode 15, I thought, okay, now what, where do I go from here? But I found I had so much more inside me to share with you my listener. Now that said, I must say that I cheated a little bit, not my fault, but God gave me the ability to write at the very beginning of my journey. Something I had never, ever done before. I was not a writer. I kind of shied away from writing, but for some reason, I started documenting my journey from almost day one. And I started purging my feelings and documenting my meditations. And then I did this Bible word study with a friend that I documented every word we touched for every day of the year. So what I'd like to do going forward is pair that together a little bit. So I can give you a flavor and maybe a feeling of how I see that word. Unfortunately, today's word is a scary word for a lot of people, but together, I think we can tackle it because when we do things together, it makes them so scary. And what prompted me to pick this word today is I was scrolling through my social media and my husband had on the news. And it's a scary time for many people and fear can be seen across the board. So I thought we could peel it back and take a look at this word and see if we could maybe come to some resolution and give someone that's listening. Some kind of comfort that maybe they're not in this alone. And I will admit to you my listener, that while on my journey with God, I was also touched by this ugly word. Now it wasn't me that had the fear, but it was actually someone around me that was seeing the spirituality happen in my life. And they got fearful because they didn't understand it. Frankly, at the time it was happening. I didn't understand it either. What I learned from that incident was fear. Not only affects the person that's being fearful, but it affects the people around them as well. The people that are going through it don't even realize the ripple effect that that has on others. So what I'd like to say is if we can look at fear, not like a mountain, but let's take it one rock at a time. So let's get started and peeling back this ugly word and let's share what we know. The meaning of fear, an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain or a threat. Now, when we look to the Bible to find out how many times fear was in the Bible, we actually find that fear not is mentioned in the Bible 365 times. That's one per day. That in itself is a wow. So keep that thought in mind and let's move on. Fear and anxiety plays such a strong negative force and many of our lives these days. There's so many uncertainties with this Corna virus. Will I catch it? Will I lose my job? There's no school businesses are closing the doors. This life struggle is real. And like one we've never, ever experienced. I have so much respect for everyone that has been silently screaming or letting fear and anxiety creep in their soul. I know it's tough. I have many loved ones that have suffered from these emotions over the years, resulting in some scarring on my heart. So I will speak to you one that has felt the ripple effect of these emotions. So strongly in my own soul. I know firsthand that these emotions can cripple our daily existence and injure relationships and play havoc on our emotions. In the past two years, many have seen my journey unfold before your eyes. And now I meditate regularly and there are stories that unfold and sometimes special messages that I occasionally share. Here's one that spoke to my heart about fear. Let me set the stage. I always meditate in a reclined position. I use a blanket to make sure that I'm comfortable. Temperature wise. I listened to music and I began to relax. And as I relax, I find myself in that sweet spot right before you go to sleep. And that's when I get transported into a story, I found myself drifting into a place that was a star filled, dark vastness in front of me. And I was on a plank board with only enough room for my feet. As I slowly made my way to the end of this wooden board beneath my feet, I could look out and see this darkness lit with a multitude of different size stars. Beautifully twinkling beneath me and fear began to grip my soul, but I finally made my way to the end and look straight ahead. And there he was in all His glory it was Jesus. And he smiled and said, well, come on, you can do this. And I stood firmly and unsure of what was to come. I felt if I take that step off the plank, I might be lost in this darkness for eternity. The plank had become my foundation beneath my feet and I was not ready to give it up. It was my security, but as I kept my eyes on Jesus, He threw open His arms and said, trust me, come. He opened His arms even wider. And His smile was even broader. And His statue was so big and strong. I took a very slow and deliberate breath and stepped off and immediately began to sprint to his open arms. I wrapped my arms around his neck and squeezed Him tightly. And He wrapped His arms around me and held me there for a few moments. And then we parted and He held my hand and we stood side by side with nothing, but this star lit sky beneath us, I looked down and then I looked into His beautiful eyes and we both smiled. I giggled and the love and peace that I felt in my heart was truly amazing. He then proceeded to let go of my hand and said, no need to fear. You've got this, know one, your heart. I'm always here as emotion to His heart. He then lifted off and began to laugh and spin like an astronaut in the weightlessness that He felt. He then said, come you too can do this. Come my love will make you weightless too let go and enjoy the universe. We laughed and played in this fast, dark starlit sky and the music and the moment faded. And I realized that this meditation is pretty simplistic, but there is a hidden message. No matter the problems or uncertainties, we may face focus on Jesus, run toHis open arms. He will catch you and hold you make His love your foundation. It will make you feel free and virtually weightless. Now I'd also like to leave you with a scripture today. It's Psalms 34.4. I sought the Lord and He answered me. He delivered me from all my fears. I do hope that opening my heart and soul to you today, give someone out there the feeling that there's hope that there's no need to fear that He's got us and He will always be wherever we need him to be. Even if you find yourself on that wooden plank at the very end, staring at a starlit sky. If He asks you to jump, I say, jump, thank you for listening. I hope you enjoyed our time together. As much as I have wishing you an amazing week this week filled with abundant love. This is Lori signing off. Be kind, be loved and be the amazing you please hit the subscribe button and the like button. And leave me a comment I truly would love to hear from you.
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