Go here for part 1 of this mini-series.
So, there’s a good fear and a bad fear. Let’s deal with the bad first.
Bad Fear…
- paralyzes us and keeps us from doing great things for God
- Often causes us to focus on selfish things (i.e. “I don’t want to speak at such and such because I might look dumb in front of all of those people.”).
- Can make us miss out on a lot of life’s very best things (love, friendship, fun, thrills, etc.).
- Can cause us to distrust even good things and good people.
- Can make us do stupid things
- Can cause us to underestimate the enemy (We’re so afraid of what
- Can make us lash out in anger for wrong reasons.
Good Fear…
- Can keep us from doing something stupid
- Can literally save our lives.
- Can give us added strength and adrenaline to get involved when we really need to
- Can keep us on the straight and narrow
- Can keep us from complacency as we constantly evaluate where we really stand with God
And it is this last one that I will be talking about this weekend as we continue our journey through the book of Hebrews.
Don’t miss it!
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