Fear
14 Mar
I hate fear.
Fear has dominated a huge portion of my life.
Fear of death. Fear of hell. Fear of fear. Fear of failure. Fear of the heart surgery that wasn’t so bad after all. Fear of pain.
Will fear win again?
I crashed a motorcycle once. For bikers, it’s very important to get back on the bike as soon as possible, so that you don’t become afraid to ride. I did ride again.
Twenty minutes of fun last night on Trav’s skateboard ended in a very painfully broken arm.
At least, I think it’s very painful. No one else seems to feel any pain…
Will the fear win again? Will I ever skate again? Or is the pain, expense, and embarrassment of a 40 year old man trying to learn a 12 year olds’ sport going to prevent me from having the nerve to step on the board again?
Do we do this as Christians? Are we afraid to try to avoid sin because we might still fail? Do we miss the opportunities God gives, for service, for witnessing, for ministry, because it would require a miracle from Him? Do we fail to pray radical prayers because we’re afraid God might not answer them and we don’t want to look like fools?
Don’t let the fear win.
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Hmmm a 40 year old trying to ride a skateboard. I don’t know that is as much as fear as “you need your head examined.” But I will pray that your arm will heal quickly. Never have seen a one-armed piano player before. Seriously, I do hope you heal quickly.
Oh yeah…sounds like you took Wild at Heart too literally.
Haven’t read Eldredge yet but would like to…
I’ve actually learned to ride okay, but I think I was getting a little tired and my balancer muscles quit behaving correctly.
Yeah the piano is a problem.
Good to see ya here.
Trust me, I’m hurting with you.
If fear keeps you from getting back on the skateboard, that is okay.
I think.
I have many fears… but they can be lumped into Fear of Failure or Rejection. And yes these fears have held me back from being bold and aggressive the times I needed to be whether at home, work, church, or with friends. It is something I pray about daily, to not let fear stop me from being the best person, the best Christian I can be. I have a long way to go, but I know I am getting braver all the time.
OHH and I will not bunjee jump, white water raft, ride motorcycles on an interstate or in heavy traffic.. only a nice slow ride on back roads. So add fear of pain to the list also!
OUCH.. hope the arm is healing nicely, and not hurting too much.
I’m glad Bill brought up the part about the forty year old on the skateboard, ’cause I sure wanted to.
“Balancer muscles…” Now just where are those, exactly??? Seriously, hope you’re mending and feeling better bro. Get some REST.
Balancer muscles are the ones what do the work required to keep our balance. Quadriceps, calves, gluteus maximus, abs, brain….
40 isn’t the issue.
Tony Hawk
B, sorry to hear that, dude.
I have fear – of my wife if I even thought about trying anything like that! After all my surgeries resulting from my natural inability to do anything less than 150%, I’m retired to the couch or bleachers as a spectator.
I’m sure Paul just simply forgot “acted like” in this verse.
(couldn’t resist, and surprised it didn’t surface earlier)
Added to my prayers for you…
Oh, the old “childish things” haven’t quite been put away.
I guess, then, moderation should be the lesson of the day?!?
**he says recalling a 45min PS2 session with his daughter last night**