Fear Not

By Eric Talbert

My book "Fear Not" is about recognizing and addressing your fears.. Even though fear is a common emotion to us all and while it does warn us of danger, it also can paralyze our lives, keeping us afraid of the unknown. Many are afraid to be alone not realizing some fears they have were actually passed down by others around them. Fear will cause people around you to wonder, is this the same person because while you can be powerful and sweet in one setting your fears can bread anger and show weakness in another. The good news is that, in this book i will show that God has not given us a spirit of fear but of power, love and a sound mind. So, we can master our fears with our faith and enjoy this gift God gave us called life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Gatekeeper Press
• Release date: Aug 12, 2021
• ISBN: 9781662914379

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Fear of the Unknown

...casting down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ …

2 CORINTHIANS 10:5

The Boogeyman

Do you remember the Boogeyman? You know—the imaginary man most kids thought would come in their room at night to do something terrible to them, so they begged their parents to either leave their door open or close it tight. They might even call out in the middle of the night, Mommy! Daddy! I’m scared! and try to close their eyes real tight, hoping they’ll quickly go to sleep so they don’t have to deal with him. Of course, as grownups, we know there’s no such thing as the Boogeyman. But for a child unaware, the Boogeyman is as real as their mom and dad, so the attempt to find comfort in the middle of their fear-filled nights may seem impossible to them.

In some ways, as adults we’ve created Boogeymen in our own lives which help shape our fearful thoughts that often plague us. Some of them may sound like:

• If I ask a question in front of my classmates or coworkers, someone is going to say that’s a dumb question.

• If I get up in front of the church and I don’t preach like the other preachers, they won’t think I’m called or really anointed by God to preach.

• If I don’t wear the popular and expensive clothes, my peers will think I can’t dress.

• If I do something other than sports or music my friends aren’t going to think I’m a real cool or smart person.

There are many self-made Boogeyman thoughts like these that haunt us every day. These thoughts keep the doors of our lives either shut tight so no one can get in, or open wide so we can run out of any situation in which we find ourselves in. These thoughts are robbing us of our peace and security.

The Wall

As adults, instead of calling for Mom and Dad, we have walls that we cling to for safety and security from these Boogeyman thoughts. I remember going to the pool with my son, Ryan, and he would say Look, Dad, I’m swimming! Well... I suppose it’d be best if I gave you a