There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out all fear because fear has to do with punishment, and so one who fears is not yet perfect in love. (Jn 4:18)
I know the power of fear – and the emotions it stirs – insecurities -- inability to accept oneself – lack of courage – trust – foresight. So when I read from Olivier Clément’s book “On Being Human” Then we discover the basic truth about ourselves, that we are loved, and it is because we are loved that we exist I know the solution. The solution is knowledge of God's love. But solutions are not always easy to implement.
Fear paralyzes. It blinds and binds us. And it seems to harden as well, for when we fear, we find it hard to believe, especially in a Divine Love.
So there has to be something deeper than knowledge of God's love. We have to have come to believe strongly in it, and the underlying goodness that brings us to trust even when it seems all have deserted or betrayed. There has to be that abode within oneself where one can hide when necessary while one works out the fear and all the emotions it brings. And hopefully, there is a good friend somewhere, just one, who understands, and whose very presence brings support and comfort.
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