FRANKLY SPEAKING – FACE YOUR FEARS
things is the source of our fears. We all
have desires and expectations in life,
there are ways we want things to occur,
happen and turn out eventually, we do all
we can to see to it that our expectations
are met, but too many variables and
forces have the power to alter, derail,
mitigate or totally truncate our
expectations.
The consequence of not getting what we
want or need can be very painful
sometimes. The consequence can be
depleting, demoting or even life
threatening. The negative repercussion
of things not happening or turning out as
we please is the source of our fears.
As humans we have fear for many things,
including things that naturally shouldn’t
be scary. We have fear for losses, fear of
isolation, fear of rejection, fear of lack,
poverty, sickness, attacks, accidents and
even death. We are afraid of things that
can hurt us physically, emotionally or
psychologically. We are afraid of every
form of pain so to avoid these pains we
avoid people, situations, conditions,
circumstances, attempts and efforts with
a high possibility to deliver an outcome
of pain.
Fear is an agent of life that warns
mankind to be careful or take
precautions to avoid negative outcomes
or consequences. Being afraid could
mean you’re about to risk something
valuable through taking an action or not
taking any action.
Fear naturally puts you in a position of
decision making as to how to act, react
or respond to matters arising in life.
Dear friend, the worst kind of response
or reaction to fear is to let it stop you
from doing what you must do to become
what you’re designed to become in this
life.
Many of us have been taken captive by
fear. Many of us are prisoners of our
fears. We perhaps tried something in time
past, we were exposed to a negative
situation or circumstance in time past,
we got a gist about someone’s costly
error, pain or disaster sometime,
somewhere and we allowed all these
register in our minds, in our hearts so
deeply, so strongly, and these memories
have become strongholds repressing,
suppressing and holding down our will
power to progress, to advance and do
what is necessary to become great in
this life.
My dear friend, take a good look at your
life, think back with me and remember
how you hoped and dreamt of a fabulous
and exciting future. The kind of life you
wanted, the kind of family you wanted,
the kind of kids you wanted, the kind of
income you wanted, the kind of
businesses you wanted to own, the kind
of influence you desired to have, the kind
of home you wanted, the cars, travels,
clothes, experience, peace, comfort, the
joy and the great life you so desired and
believed you deserved. Guess what?
Nothing in life today have stopped you
from living the life you dreamt about but
fear.
The strongest barrier, the wedge, the
block between you and your dream life is
fear.
Dear friend, there is nothing perfect in
this life, there is no perfect place,
situation, occasion, circumstance,
business, employment or development in
this life. There is no risk free place or
situation. There are risks where you are
right now and there are risks wherever
you decide to go. Even by being alive
every day you risk dying.
Nothing in life is guaranteed to be failure
free. All things as far as this life is
concerned can fail. But hear this, the
fear of failure is the beginning of failure.
If you refuse to do something because
you’re afraid you’d fail, you’ve failed
already. You can only hit a target you
take a shot at. If you refuse to take a
shot, you’ve missed the target already.
Embracing the spirit of fear is
cooperating with it to birth a life of
failure. It is impossible to be successful,
great and happy in life if fear is in control
of your life.
What are you even afraid of? Think about
it, what are you afraid of? The reality is,
you’re not afraid of anything, your real
fear is the pain, embarrassment or
disgrace you may consequently feel if
you fail. Fear stems from excessive self-
love, self-preservation and self-pity. So in
essence you’re not afraid of anything
you’re only protective of your emotions.
Your emotions is controlled by your
perspectives, perception and
interpretation. How you see or think
about a matter will determine if you’d be
afraid of it or not.
Anything you’re afraid of is a
consequence of how you choose to see
it, think it and the interpretation you give
it.
As an extreme I know people who today
are not afraid to go to prison. There are
people today who are not even afraid to
die. In the face of death threats, they are
still adamant, confident, courageous, still
doing that very thing that could lead to
their being assassinated.
What makes you a good soldier is simply
losing your fear of death. The day you
decide to face your fear, you have
conquered it completely.
Dear friend, what are you afraid of? What
are the future possibilities scaring the
life out of you? Frankly speaking nothing
should hold you captive in that jail of
fear. Life is about what you can control
and what you can’t control. If anything
you can control is scaring you, just
simply put in place the control leavers
and mechanisms for it. Anything you
can’t control, simply let it be and trust
God to control it.
Is it your way that every time a new idea
or possibility is shared with you, your
first line of thought is what could
possibly go wrong? Is it your normal way
of thinking to always play it safe to avoid
any form of loss? In this life, if you don’t
lose, you can’t gain. If you refuse to
move or take any action because of
things that could go wrong, I’m afraid
you’ll never move in life because there is
nothing in life without that possibility of
going wrong. The best things in life could
all end up wrong.
The best friendships, the best marriages,
the best careers, the best businesses,
the best plans, the best choices, the best
intentions and the greatest sacrifices
could all end up wrong. Everything in life,
no matter how wonderful or beautiful has
built in potential for regrets.
This being the case, if you really want to
be successful and great in life, you must
do what you must do. You must break
out of the grip and confinement of fear.
You must resolve in your mind to
embrace the possibilities of success.
The reason you need to keep moving is
because even your current place of stay
is not risk free, it’s not fully secured. So
why embrace and build false security in a
place of insecurity? The safety zone you
think you’re at right now is all an illusion,
real safety is in the ability to keep
moving upward and forward.
Dear friend, don’t deceive yourself or
delude yourself you’re safe where you’re
at right now without measuring the
safety margins. How quickly can you lose
your job, how quickly can your business
crumble, how quickly can you lose that
major client? Dear friend it is risky to be
comfortable or complacent staying in one
place.
it’s time to move up, it’s time to go
higher, it’s time to earn more, it’s time to
do more, it’s time to learn more, it’s time
to build more, it’s time to shine brighter,
its time you go for glory. Perhaps you
have stayed in the same place for far too
long and mediocrity is something you’ve
probably gotten used to. Shake off that
cloak of smallness, shake off that
average way of thinking. You’re bigger
than this, you’re better than this, you can
do more, earn more, be better, be greater
and shine brighter than this.
What is your dream? What are you afraid
of? Come on, confront your fears today
and shoot it down.
The power of fear is ignorance, anything
you’ve not mastered scares you,
whatever you don’t understand, you can’t
comprehend, whatever you can’t
comprehend, you can’t master, whatever
you’ve not mastered you can’t control,
whatever you can’t control will scare you.
To deal with anything you’re afraid of,
find out what makes it tick, everything in
life has a weak point, an antidote, a
diffuser, a detonator and a neutralizer.
Stop living a life of tension, torment and
anxiety, you can’t go higher running up a
slippery slope, slow down, think deep,
consult wide and find the answer for
your next major step. Don’t be afraid of
anything, find the control for all scary
matters and situations in your life, rise up
in courage and face your fears. All you
want in life are on the other side of your
fears. Are you ready for greatness and
glory? It’s time to confront
Written By:Saint Gabriel Concept.
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