Fear.
Everyone knows that name.
You can see it on the face of a startled infant; you can see it in the eyes of a dying man. Fear is one of the inescapable consequences of being human.
Or is it?
Is it possible to live without fear?
Max Lucado says we can fight fear, and learn to live without its life-draining presence, as we learn to trust in Christ.
His newest book, Fearless, examines fear and how we can combat it. Starting with the nature of fear, he deals chapter by chapter with a wide variety of fears we commonly face, including significance, parenting, violence, and our relationship with God. In his trademark style of wisdom, compassion, & hope, Maxwell points us beyond our fears to Christ:
It’s not the absence of storms that sets us apart. It’s whom we discover in the storm: an unstirred Christ… Whether or not storms come, we cannot choose. But where we stare during a storm, that we can. … Do whatever it takes to keep your gaze on Jesus…
In the back of the book is an excellent study guide that digs deeper into each chapter. Each chapter of the guide has space for journaling “examining fear” (reflecting on key ideas from the chapter), “exposing fear” (reflecting on key Bible verses), and “battling fear” (practical steps of faith).
All of us have to face fear. Lucado reminds us that we do not have to face it alone. A good book to read and share.
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I was born afraid and have lived afraid most of my life but some years ago, I decided that what I would want etched into my headstone is “She Loved Without Fear”. I am on a lifelong journey to pursue a fearless love of God resulting in a fearless love of others. There are daily setbacks but at some point, I stood on top of the cross and threw myself off – onto His amazing love and mercy and I have not looked back.