Hi everyone,
I'm struggling with a fear of death. I'm scared to do simple things in case I get sick - even cooking. I know when it started, but I won't go into it because it might perpetuate the fear. Anyway, now fear will grip me, and it will be so bad that it makes me feel ill, but I'll wonder if it is the fear or if I am really ill. I feel like there's a danger to me everywhere I go, and sometimes I can't sleep which makes it all worse. I'd been stuck in this pattern of fear (though not of death) before I became a Christian but thought it was all over now.
I'm also struggling to think that I can get so scared when I have faith in God, and it's made me question my faith (not questioning God, I know He's the real deal, but I'm questioning where my heart really is). A friend prayed for me and received a wonderfully encouraging scripture for me, which I turn to and hold on to whenever the fear starts attacking, but how do I stop the attacks? I'm sick and tired of getting scared. I just want to trust in God and abide in His word - why am I having such a hard time with it?
Janie
I'm struggling with a fear of death. I'm scared to do simple things in case I get sick - even cooking. I know when it started, but I won't go into it because it might perpetuate the fear. Anyway, now fear will grip me, and it will be so bad that it makes me feel ill, but I'll wonder if it is the fear or if I am really ill. I feel like there's a danger to me everywhere I go, and sometimes I can't sleep which makes it all worse. I'd been stuck in this pattern of fear (though not of death) before I became a Christian but thought it was all over now.
I'm also struggling to think that I can get so scared when I have faith in God, and it's made me question my faith (not questioning God, I know He's the real deal, but I'm questioning where my heart really is). A friend prayed for me and received a wonderfully encouraging scripture for me, which I turn to and hold on to whenever the fear starts attacking, but how do I stop the attacks? I'm sick and tired of getting scared. I just want to trust in God and abide in His word - why am I having such a hard time with it?
Janie