• Article
• Del Fehsenfeld
• Wed, Jun 24, 2009
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• Love Casts Out Fear

• Fear

I will never forget my first panic attack. I was a freshman in college when my heart started racing, the crowded room felt like it was shrinking, and my breath came in short gasps. I didn't know what was happening, but I had never experienced such overwhelming fear. I quickly decided that fear was something I wanted to avoid at all costs.

You may never have had a panic attack, but I'm sure you are familiar with the stress of anxiety. Fear can control our lives, even when we're not conscious of it.

Many people organize their ...

• Article
• Ed Welch
• Wed, Jun 24, 2009
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• Listen to Your Fear

• Fear

In the face of fear, we want to keep moving. To slow down and listen to what it might be saying is counter-intuitive. But there is a logic—a language—to fear and anxiety just as there is to most emotions. Listening to fear is like listening to background noise. At first you think there is nothing to hear, but then you notice the wind in the trees, the birds calling for a mate, cars passing by, a plane overhead, creaks in the floors, and the water heater kicking in—there is much more going on than we first noticed ...

• Article
• Del Fehsenfeld, Jr.
• Wed, Jun 24, 2009
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• The Fear of Man

• Fear

Several years ago at a retreat, our staff discovered that we were secretly struggling with insecurity. As we went around the table, we learned that each one of us had assumed that everybody else was too capable, too qualified, and too established in their positions of leadership to battle with the fear of disapproval. But we were wrong. That discussion began a new spiritual pilgrimage in my life. We defined insecurity as the condition that results from placing confidence in people or things that can be taken away. Further, we realized that just about everything and everyone on this earth ...

• Article
• Kevin Adams
• Wed, Jun 24, 2009
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• Would You Deny Christ?

• Fear

In a sermon entitled "An Exhortation Against the Fear of Death," an English preacher defined his concern as that of the "frail flesh." The year was 1547, and the preacher no less than the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, who was presiding over the greatest change in the history of English Christianity: a period known as the Reformation. Having seen the seeds of change in Henry VIII's reign with the initial break from Roman Catholicism, Cranmer became the theological and literary architect of the new Protestant England, under the reign of Henry VIII and his successor, Edward VI. However ...

• Article
• Dr. Richard Fisher
• Wed, Jun 24, 2009
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• Why Should I trust God when He Allows Disaster?

• Fear

My friend woke up after open heart surgery to learn that his left leg was going to be amputated. Other friends of mine have arrived at work to find a dreaded pink slip, due to the economic downturn.

Disasters come in different varieties, but at one time or another, they touch all of us. And then there's the bigger scale: war, hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, starvation, debt, corruption—it's enough to make any thinking person afraid, even terrified. Yet we are asked to live by faith. We are asked to trust God even when He allows tragedy to beset ...

• Article
• Life Action
• Wed, Jun 24, 2009
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• Prayers for Change

• Fear

If you trust Christ, your soul—that which matters most—is safe. Consider God's Word:

"Can anything ever separate us from Christ's love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? ... No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us. And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God's love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not ...

• Article
• Dan Jarvis
• Wed, Jun 24, 2009
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• Worry-free Doesn't Mean Care-free

• Fear

I won't consider this issue of Revive a success if you let go of your fears, trust God for life's outcomes, and relax in a quiet-yet-confident Christian existence. I know, that would be heaven on earth. And that's the problem. If God wanted you in heaven, you'd already be there.

No, the elimination of worldly worries is only part of the faith equation. The rest—that which makes life worth living—is when I step out and boldly obey God. Instead of, "What will I eat? What will I wear?" I seek first God's kingdom ...

• Byron's Blog

Byron Paulus is the Executive Director of Life Action Ministries. His passion for revival in our nation is evident whether you're reading ministry updates, thoughts on current events, or helpful content on personal revival. We invite you to interact by posting your thoughts and comments.

• The Fear of Man

• Podcast Episode

Proverbs tells us, "The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe."  This week we have a special message from Life Action's founder, Del Fehsenfeld Jr. Del was diagnosed with brain cancer at age 42. In the last weeks of his life, his burden for conquering this area of fear came out in this personal testimony to a group of pastors.

• Dealing with Fear

• Podcast Episode

What things do you fear? A universal issue, fear is a very real struggle we all face. Our desire for this new series is that you will gain fresh perspective and hope. This week, revivalist and writer Mark Bearden will talk about the toxic nature of fear and the antidote we have through Christ.