Topics:<\/b> Anxiety; Courage; Danger; Deliverance; Doubt; Fear; Growth; Healing; Overcoming; Sanctification; Self-discipline; Spiritual Formation; Testing; Trials; Worry<\/p>\n
References:<\/b> Romans 5:3\u20135; Philippians 4:6\u20137; 2 Timothy 1:7; Hebrews 2:14\u201315; James 1:2\u20134; 1 Peter 1:6\u20137; 1 John 4:18<\/p>\n
I recently went to the doctor for allergy tests to determine what was triggering my asthma. The nurse practitioner pricked my forearm in eighteen places with different allergens and then said, \u201cDon\u2019t scratch.\u201d I had to resist the urge to scratch the itch for fifteen of the longest minutes of my life!<\/p>\n
Testing for allergies isn\u2019t a pointless exercise in cruel and unusual punishment, even though it might seem like it. It is a form of reverse engineering. My doctor wasn\u2019t satisfied with treating my allergy symptoms; she wanted to discover the root causes of my reactions. And the solution isn\u2019t just avoiding those allergens I reacted to. The cure is actually exposing myself to those allergens in small doses.<\/p>\n
Here is my point: The cure for fear of failure is not success; it\u2019s failure. The cure for fear of rejection is not acceptance; it\u2019s rejection. You have to be exposed to small quantities of whatever you\u2019re afraid of. That\u2019s how you build up immunity to fear.<\/p>\n
\u2014Mark Batterson, In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day<\/i> (Multnomah, 2006)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Topics: Anxiety; Courage; Danger; Deliverance; Doubt; Fear; Growth; Healing; Overcoming; Sanctification; Self-discipline; Spiritual Formation; Testing; Trials; Worry References: Romans 5:3\u20135; Philippians 4:6\u20137; 2 Timothy 1:7; Hebrews 2:14\u201315; James 1:2\u20134; 1 Peter 1:6\u20137; 1 John 4:18 I recently went to the doctor for allergy tests to determine what was triggering my asthma. The nurse practitioner pricked … Continue reading “CURING
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