tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post5319872819007387148..comments2024-03-18T08:33:25.907-04:00Comments on Inkwell Inspirations: Fear Not!Lisa Karon Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-55383478351638780792009-12-28T22:08:45.730-05:002009-12-28T22:08:45.730-05:00What a powerful post. Thank you, D'Ann. I appr...What a powerful post. Thank you, D'Ann. I appreciate that we're exploring this theme this week, and I also appreciate everyone's vulnerability and encouragement.<br /><br />It's also comforting to know we're not alone. I struggle with fear, especially losing my family. I have worked very hard to trust God, to (as Beth Moore says) believe God, not just in Him.<br /><br />I loveSusanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-27977619238711209332009-12-28T20:59:06.621-05:002009-12-28T20:59:06.621-05:00Thank you for sharing your experience.
For a long...Thank you for sharing your experience.<br /><br />For a long time, fear dominated my life. Through a series of events, I learned that fear was not me. It originated apart from me and acted like a schoolyard bully.<br /><br />I armed myself with scripture, memorized it, and used it to defeat my enemy. At one time, I had trouble picking my car keys up. For many years now, I've driven 4-6 hours Susan J. Reinhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461276857852409546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-3979156159338164332009-12-28T19:14:39.861-05:002009-12-28T19:14:39.861-05:00Great post!! My husband came back from a psycharit...Great post!! My husband came back from a psycharity update (as a physician, not a patient) with a new clinical tool. When a patient has multiple, unspecified symptoms or a vague or rambling series of complaints, ask, What are you most afraid of?<br /><br />It is a question I have asked myself hundreds of times and have used in dozens of prayer and counselling sessions. I think it is such a Wenda Dottridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086728367896516923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-75981244770340061062009-12-28T18:56:31.403-05:002009-12-28T18:56:31.403-05:00Jill, being from the northeast, I have that same t...Jill, being from the northeast, I have that same thing too. White knuckle driving. I wish I could buy studded snow tires for all my family.<br /><br />But I have to let it go. Right?<br /><br />Mary and Sherrinda, thanks for sharing. Mary, I really do know where you are at. (as the only single chick on the block).<br /><br />Sherrinda - I'm stealing that verse. FREEDOM! (Which always begs to Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-86563941403385295272009-12-28T17:49:39.841-05:002009-12-28T17:49:39.841-05:00Hey D'Ann,
I'm afraid of driving in bad we...Hey D'Ann,<br />I'm afraid of driving in bad weather. I've been in 2 major accidents in my life. One was an ice storm. I just came back from about an hour north of Cincy where I had to drop my daughter off today. My windshield iced over on the way back home, but I had a little area I could see through.<br /><br />Of course I completely forgot about that when I wrote up my post for Jillian Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565274151603868808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-86475752474066970112009-12-28T14:55:29.658-05:002009-12-28T14:55:29.658-05:00Mary, thank you for being so vulnerable. I pray th...Mary, thank you for being so vulnerable. I pray that God will heal you deep within and set you free for greater things to come, in Jesus name, amen.Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-56141890167066128442009-12-28T14:04:32.602-05:002009-12-28T14:04:32.602-05:00It is amazing all the things we can find to fear i...It is amazing all the things we can find to fear in our lives! I think I've struggled with almost all that have been mentioned. And I agree, Lisa, that writing is one of the ways in which the Lord has taught me to face those fears and learn to trust Him!<br /><br />I'm glad I'm not the only one who has walked in fear. And how wonderful and faith-building it is to find freedom from Anne Mateerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330467138236037032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-55942405729373336252009-12-28T13:07:52.712-05:002009-12-28T13:07:52.712-05:00Excellent post! Galations 5:1 is my life verse. &q...Excellent post! Galations 5:1 is my life verse. "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free." Free!! And that means free from fear. I have struggled with fear of what other people think of me. I don't want to do the wrong thing, say the wrong thing, etc. But God is teaching me that if I am to BELIEVE Him, then I am trust Him. I need to be ME, the me I am in Him, and all will be Sherrinda Ketchersidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07581676437345249386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-43182751680787008612009-12-28T10:31:13.333-05:002009-12-28T10:31:13.333-05:00Since you asked, and I feel compelled to answer, I...Since you asked, and I feel compelled to answer, I fear making mistakes and not being perfect. I'm trying to conquer that, but what I really need to do is recover from an abusive relationship. I've been separated, now divorced, for over two years, but I still fear men and even going on a date gives me anxiety.Mary Aalgaardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051735579638637382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-64681375929914671912009-12-28T10:22:49.883-05:002009-12-28T10:22:49.883-05:00Good morning ladies,
Hi Andrea. We're going ...Good morning ladies,<br /><br />Hi Andrea. We're going to be talking about facing fears all week. I'm currently fearful about writing a post on fear. <br />Seriously, it's probably the biggest hurdle Christians have. Everyone has fear but as Christians we aren't supposed to fear-- just the ammo the enemy has to make us useless. And he likes to find our weakest point and send his Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-8620806141517607992009-12-28T10:17:22.829-05:002009-12-28T10:17:22.829-05:00Oh, PS, I meant to also say: Lisa, the header is b...Oh, PS, I meant to also say: Lisa, the header is beautiful. One of my favorites so far.Suzie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296203324088418271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-8742119771309465852009-12-28T10:16:28.174-05:002009-12-28T10:16:28.174-05:00D'Ann, I think fear is the biggest hurdle many...D'Ann, I think fear is the biggest hurdle many of us face. Fear can literally paralyze us and keep us from achieving so much in this life. I've been able to conquer some of my biggest fears by taking Jesus with me. Unfortunately, I often think to myself that some of those smaller ones are too trivial to talk to Him about. Now that's some stinkin' thinkin'. So I have to keep Suzie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296203324088418271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-16930460475190059842009-12-28T09:52:01.688-05:002009-12-28T09:52:01.688-05:00WOW..great post! Definitely needed. I think most o...WOW..great post! Definitely needed. I think most of us struggle with fear! Thank you!<br />Blessings, andreaAndreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03082891172963869545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-6777644889697816712009-12-28T09:01:27.598-05:002009-12-28T09:01:27.598-05:00I constantly fear that I won't measure up. Tha...I constantly fear that I won't measure up. That I fall short. That I will never be good enough. And then I hear God's admonition that it's not about me. That his strength is the perfect antidote for my weakness. I think it is one reason He's drawn me to writing. I have no choice but to face that fear, acknowledge that I often don't measure up. But as long as I'm moving Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-11207631967056929372009-12-28T08:53:36.417-05:002009-12-28T08:53:36.417-05:00You're so right D'Ann. You can't just ...You're so right D'Ann. You can't just stop being in fear, you have to replace the fear with something else.<br /><br />I used to have a lot of fear about our finances. I would also get into fear when I was a young mother and away from my children. I realized rather than sitting at the restaurant on a date with my husband letting horror scenarios run through my head, I had to picture Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.com