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"Why God Tells Us Continually 'To Fear Not"

It is said that God tells His followers to fear not 365 times in the Bible, one for each day of the year. That means He didn't intend for Christians to spend their days preoccupied with anxiety and worry.

God's repeated mentioning of the phrases "fear not" and "don't be afraid" is clear evidence that He didn't want believers' minds clouded by fear.

God's encouragement is especially evident in Psalm 23:4: "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff thy comfort me."

Why did God stress the importance of avoiding fear? Because our hurts and hang-ups can often cause us to think that God is 'out to get us', that all He wants to do is condemn us and punish us. But that simply isn't true, and Jesus is the proof of that. He has taken the penalty for everything you've ever done wrong or will do wrong. He paid for it on the cross.

When we form a healthy relationship with God and understand His eternal grace and mercy, we will then realize that there is no real need for fear.

Fear is intricately connected to failure. We must realize there is no point in fearing failure, because failure is an inevitable part of life. Instead, we must accept failure and seek to redefine it, therefore causing it to lose its control over one's life.

We've all made mistakes. It's not just a 'you problem;' it's a human problem. Not only have you made mistakes in the past, but you'll also make more in the future. Guaranteed. Even playing it safe and refusing to take risks is a mistake, contrary to popular belief.

You'll never overcome your fear of failure until you fully accept the reality that you're not perfect. You've already failed many, many times in life. (So have I) You're a failure in some area of your life right now. And you'll fail a lot more in the future. (Not being presumptuous...just stating fact)

And while everyone experiences failure at some point in their life, those who are successful persevere despite their setbacks.

Those successful people are simply ordinary people who have an extraordinary amount of determination. They just keep on going. They realize they're never a failure until they quit.

When people allow fear to control their lives, they deprive themselves of potentially important opportunities.

Instead, we, as Christians, must work through our faith and relationship with God to take away fear's control over us.

Remember: "fear not"....365 times in the Bible... one for each day of the year. Use that!