Category: Fear

Fear & Doubt in God

Any belief worth having must survive doubt.

— Unknown —

We continue to reflect on excerpts from my book FEAR-PROOF as we study the Mental component of our Wheel of Life.  As our thoughts go, so goes our life… “Any belief worth having must survive doubt.”  ~Unknown The devil loves to mess with those who doubt there is a God. I’ve always said straddling the…

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Think Effectively

Change your thoughts and you change your world.

— Norman Vincent Peale —

We continue to reflect on excerpts from my book FEAR-PROOF as we study the Mental component of our Wheel of Life.  As our thoughts go, so goes our life… “Change your thoughts and you change your world.”  ~Norman Vincent Peale I always had a natural disposition to look at the world as being a glass…

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Fear & Significance

Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.

— Robert Louis Stevenson —

Over the next few weeks we will be studying excerpts from my book, “FEAR – PROOF” as we look at how damaging fear can be to the Mental component of our Wheel of Life. “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” ~Robert Louis Stevenson This is…

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Fear & Perspective

Waste is the life without any depth of perspective as it is only seen from a very narrow point of view.

— Jay Meyer —

We continue to reflect on excerpts from my book FEAR-PROOF as we study the Mental component of our Wheel of Life.  As our thoughts go, so goes our life… “Waste is the life without any depth of perspective as it is only seen from a very narrow point of view.” ~Jay Meyer Many of the emotions derived from…

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Fear & Faith

Faith activates God. Fear activates the devil.

— Joel Osteen —

Over the next few weeks we will be studying excerpts from my book, “FEAR – PROOF” as we look at how damaging fear can be to the Mental component of our Wheel of Life. “Faith activates God.  Fear activates the devil.”  ~Joel Osteen Truth from Joel Osteen! As we continue our journey of strengthening the…

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Fear & Failure

Over the next few weeks we will be studying excerpts from my book, “FEAR – PROOF” as we look at how damaging fear can be to the Mental component of our Wheel of Life. “If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” ~Frederick Douglass Another by-product of fear is the fear of failure which…

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Fear & Anxiety

Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.

— Charles Spurgeon —

Over the next few weeks we will be studying excerpts from my book, “FEAR – PROOF” as we look at how damaging fear can be to the Mental component of our Wheel of Life. “Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.”  ~Charles Spurgeon The quote from Spurgeon…

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Fear & Greed

It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else that prevents us from living nobly and freely.

— Thoreau —

Over the next few weeks we will be studying excerpts from my book, “FEAR – PROOF” as we look at how damaging fear can be to the Mental component of our Wheel of Life. “It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else that prevents us from living nobly and freely.” ~Thoreau Notice Thoreau used the…

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Fear & Gossip

Gossip is the art of making ourselves feel better by riding on the backs of other peoples’ shortcomings and pain.

— Jay Meyer —

Over the next few weeks we will be studying excerpts from my book, “FEAR – PROOF” as we look at how damaging fear can be to the Mental component of our Wheel of Life. “Gossip is the art of making ourselves feel better by riding on the backs of other peoples’ shortcomings and pain.” ~Jay…

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Fear and Pulling Over

If you only pray when you're in trouble...you're in trouble.

— Unknown —

If you only pray when you’re in trouble…you’re in trouble.  ~Unknown Last week I was out of town on business and when this occurs it usually gives me an opportunity to interview a taxi driver or two. Just like a janitor is with most any organization, a taxi driver knows more about the area he…

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