fear

He who waits to feel like it before they train themselves will never achieve anything worthwhile. A successful business mogul, a top-notch ICT expert, an anointed preacher of the gospel, a billionaire and Philanthropist, an effective Executive or the CEO of a fortune 500, A loving father or a Proverb 31 mother, an exceptional Student or even a outstanding musician. Whatever the case the truth remains that deeply inscribed in our heart is the desire to be successful. Even though many people want to be successful, there are few things that can poison our chances of the success we desire. 1. Fear:Fear is one of the longest standing bane of Success. It has crippled many dreams, aborted many seeds of greatness and ensured that countless potential never saw the light of day. What Fears are we talking about? A. The Fear of the UnknownWho knows what will have become of that business idea of yours if you were not to scared of starting.What is the use of working hard if you are not certain of the outcome? Some people have had this mental lock and have decided to put so much effort to walk on a road that is common to all men. What the Omniscient has in store for you may be what eyes have not seen nor ears heard yet the fear of this unknown will hinder your access to those promises.Sometimes this fear comes because the content of your dream has never been done by anyone, therefore in our perplexity we quiver into our shell for fear of the unknown. B. The Fear of FailureWhat if it does not work? But what if it does? You must come to a point where you realise that someone failed does not mean the person is locked out of any chance of success. When you allow the fear of failure to creep into your minds, you will never achieve anything significant.The fear of failure diminishes one’s chances of success faster than you can imagine. C. The Fear of RejectionNobody likes to be rejected. What will people say?So many people dread to make any move in the direction of their vision. This fear of rejection has created barriers between parents and their children, the children cannot approach their parent to ask for permission on matters that affect their life for fear of being turned down.I remember a story;A boy wanted to be a disk jockey in a Radio station. He did not have any college education but went to the radio  station and ask the manager if there were any vacancies, the manager said no and sent him away, this boy came the next day, the manager said “didn’t I send you away yesterday?” The boy replied, “sir I don’t know if anybody was fired or laid off yesterday.” “No one was fired or laid off now leave.” The boy left and returned the next day, greeted the manager and ask if there was any vacancy, the manager looked at him and said, “didn’t I send you away yesterday, why have you come here again?” The boy replied “sorry Sir, I thought someone died or someone resigned.” The manager could not help it but told the boy to get him a cup of coffee and that was how he started because the fear of rejection has been dealt with. The Antidote for FearFaith:If you call men like Gideon you will see men who overcame the fear of failure through faith. The prodigal son overcame the fear of rejection, fear of the unknown because he dare to believe that his father will accept him even as a servant.A man of faith will say, ‘I can’t fail: I will either win or learn a lesson.’ You need to fight your fears with faith and faith comes from the word of God. Do not go about feeding your fears by looking for people to tell “don’t comman kill yourself” else you will leave all your life working below your God-given capacities. Work does not kill.You’re told that “…nobody in your family has done it before”. Well, you can be the first.This sickness, this poverty, this negative cycle has been in the family for generations and who knows who will get it next?FEAR NOT it is a lie from the pit of hell. Have FAITH, God is in you, with you, and for you to break that siege and bondage of fear. …to be continued.