#iv. A Call to be Courageous, demystify fear & follow your God given dream…

Quote of the day: " Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” Dale Carnegie

Ego-death — the fear of humiliation, shame, or any other mechanism of profound self-disapproval that threatens the loss of integrity of the self; the fear of the shattering or disintegration of one's constructed sense of lovability, capability, and worthiness ((Albrecht, 2007)). This is not a definitive definition, but we can gain some understanding of the nature of the psychological nature of ego death. To illustrate, imagine being ridiculed in public and everyone in the crowd knows you… the fear that grips an individual the moment they realise they are about to face public failure, ridicule and humiliation. Although the fear is imaginary, the reality of the ‘event’ makes the manifestation of the fear real. FREEZE is normally the response that come with it. Has the bible given examples of this? In John 16, Jesus tells his followers that He is about to be experience ultimate death (ego+bodily) by humiliation in public than hang naked on a tree to die after which they will be hunted like criminals (ego-death)… BUT vs 33 he gives them the keys to the new life… He has overcome the world… Ego-death, though a psychological experience, can have everlasting consequences. Chose the death that guarantees everlasting life, choose Jesus to guide you through life…

For every FEAR we share, God has given us a HIS IMMUTABLE Name we can use to overcome negative consequences. Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.(Rom 10:13) Fear of Extinction -  YHWH El Olam Fear of Mutilation  -  YHWH – Rapha Fear of Loss of Autonomy -   YHWH Haggo’el – God the redeemer!! Fear of Separation – YHWH El-Shaddai Fear of Ego-Death – The Life Giving Spirit I hope this series has been helpful to you and prepared you to take on 2021 by the horns…   For me, this series has been a blessing and especially when I was down with COVID-19… both me and my wife fell ill at the same time… but when fear came calling, I responded by faith that I will live to tell of the goodness of God in the land of the living.   How has 2020 challenged you? Have the challenges left you better or bitter? How will you make 2021 different?