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1 posted on 09/24/2001 11:11:46 AM PDT by Scythian
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I had read somewhere that the commandment to not "be afraid" is the most frequent one given in the scripture.

It took me a while, but I count, in my Strong's concordance, 81 times we are told to FEAR NOT. Then there are at least 48 times that the command to BE NOT AFRAID is given. Many times these are followed by the enjoinder to be anxious for nothing or be of good cheer.

If God repeated Himself that many times, don't you think that he meant it?

Medicine has found that when we are are worried, our bodies release stuff which actually attacks itself causing all sorts of physical maladies.

Just leave God's stuff to HIM and you won't have anything to be afraid OF!

232 posted on 09/29/2001 8:37:00 AM PDT by MIgramma
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In Psalm 55:4—8, we read David’s first-hand account of feeling overwhelmed. You may feel overwhelmed right now by difficulties surrounding you. Overwhelming emotions are not wrong; clinging to them is.

God wants us to tell Him how we feel and then let go of it. He wants us to know that because He loves us and is in control of our life, we do not have to live under a cloud of overwhelming doom or anxiety.

237 posted on 09/29/2001 9:52:33 AM PDT by DreamWeaver
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