Quotes about Fear

What the fear of hell could not do, my discovery of the love of God could do: it began to permanently break the stronghold

Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future. If we can acknowledge our fear, we can realize that right now we are okay. Right now, today, we are still alive, and our bodies are working marvelously. Our eyes can still see the beautiful sky. Our ears can still hear the voices of our loved ones.

Worry is a cycle of inefficient thoughts whirling around a center of fear.

All worry is fear-based.

So the Marine Corps really did teach me to conquer fear, and then to go for higher causes, higher purposes.

You do not defeat an enemy by just getting past him. You defeat fear by growing in faith. You defeat despair by growing in hope. You defeat death by growing in life. True life is only lived by those who no longer live for themselves, but for The King, and do all things for His sake and for those He gave His life for.

Our culture has accepted two huge lies. The first is that if you disagree with someone's lifestyle, you must fear or hate them. The second is that to love someone means you agree with everything they believe or do. Both are nonsense. You don't have to compromise convictions to be compassionate.

If not to God, you will surrender to the opinions or expectations of others, to money, to resentment, to fear, or to your own pride, lusts, or ego. You were designed to worship God and if you fail to worship Him, you will create other things (idols) to give your life to. You are free to choose, what you surrender to but you are not free from the consequence of that choice.

Spirituality really lost its way when it became a stick to beat people with: 'Do this or you'll burn in hell.

People in oppressive political situations are so afraid to give voice to their convictions that they lose confidence in the very category of truth and in the power of speech to bring clarity and liberation.

A blogger is constantly looking over his shoulder, for fear that he is not being followed.

Don't let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning.