If I am being brutally honest, I have struggled with something that seriously irritates me on a daily basis. What exactly am I referring to? That frustrating feeling of paralyzing FEAR. What my mom often refers to as (F)alse (E)vidence (A)ppearing (R)eal, is often paralyzing and has stopped many from living the life that they dreamed of, and has delayed areas of my life in the past. While there are many forms of FEAR, one of the most common that I have seen lately is the Fear of Death.
As our world continues to come back a frightening pandemic, I have seen one of the most common forms of this emotion – the Fear of Death. Known in the psychiatry world as Thanatophobia, the fear of death has become one of the most common causes of stress in the United States. With the rampant spread of COVID-19, this is something that many have revealed to me that they are afraid of. If you are one of those suffering from this crippling fear, please know that I am not writing this to exploit or judge you. Instead, I want you to know that our unconditionally loving Heavenly Father is aware of your fear and wanted me to assure you that there is a CURE and it isn’t found in a pill bottle. Instead, this comes in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
As He reminds us in the scriptures…
Since the children are made of flesh and blood, it is logical that the Savior took on flesh and blood in order to rescue them by his death. By embracing death, taking it into himself, he destroyed the Devil’s hold on death and freed all who cower through life, scared to death of death. (Hebrews 2: 14-15)
If this doesn’t ease your mind, remember that Jesus did not go to all this trouble for…
Angels, No! This was and is for people like us – the seed of Abraham. (Hebrews 2:16)
So, as the world begins to find its way to a “new normal”, let’s walk away from this life-altering fear and live the life that we were meant to live.
