In times of fear

Here are some more words of encouragement from Unstoppable.

You and I cannot see what GOD has in store for us.  That is why you should never believe that your worst fears are your fate or that when you are down, you will never rise up again.  You MUST have faith in yourself, in your purpose and in GOD’s plan for your life.  Then you must put the fears and insecurities aside and trust that you will find your way. You may not have a clue of what lies ahead but it’s better to act on life than simply let life acts on you.

When you put your faith and beliefs into action, you will discover the life for which you were created.

When you find yourself super stressed, highly emotional and unable to function because of something that has occurred, it is important to separate what has happened to you from what is going on inside you.

We all bear emotional scars from past experiences.  Sometimes, those scars are not fully healed. So when you hit hard times, the old wounds reopen.  The deep pain you feel may be aggravated by past hurts and reawakened insecurities.  If you sense that you may be overreacting to a bad situation, or if you feel overwhelmed and unable to cope, you should ask yourself “Why is this hitting me so hard?”

Am I reacting this way because of what is actually occurring or am I reacting so strongly because of what has occurred in the past?

One of the lessons I learned is that you have to keep things in perspective even when you are in the middle of a personal crisis.  FEAR BREEDS FEAR and WORRY BUILDS UPON WORRY.  You can’t stop the feelings of grief, guilt and anger and fear that wash over you during difficult times but you must recognise them as pure emotional responses and then manage them so that they don’t dictate your actions.

Maintaining perspective requires maturity and maturity comes with experience.  I had never been through a situation like this and because I was physically drained… I had a difficult time handling this crisis in a mature manner.