Train the Mind in the Face of Fear
- Read and gather beneficial information
- Surround yourself with positive people/influences
- Be appreciative
- Practice gratitude
- Avoid convenience. Take the long road
Matthew 7:13-14
- “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
What version of yourself are you feeding?
- Your inward life should outperform your outward life.
- Continual quest for betterment
- Train it
- Protect it & stand guard
- Everyone is your teacher
Acceptance
- “A great maturity opens in the human mind when we accept that we can control our impulses by conditioning our thoughts and that we alone are responsible for our emotions and reactions in life.” – Brendon Burchard
Those who embrace Fear
- Firefighter
- EMS
- Military Personnel
- Police
- The person asking for a pay raise
- The interview person
- Clutch players
- Idea people
- Public speakers
- People who admit wrongs
- People who say “No”
Standing Firm
- Do not compromise your moral code
- Swing your sword
- Don’t keep it in the sheath. Pull it and go to work. For good. Protect!
- “Enemy occupied territory – that is what this world is.” – C.S. Lewis
- Do not be passive
- Passivity is destructive to the inner self
- Do you wish you would have acted?
- I have regrets about my inactivity. I didn’t step into the void.
- To intervene or not to intervene?
Do I have what it takes?
- John Eldredge – Wild at Heart
- Every person’s question
- The player or athlete
- Students
- Protectors
- New Parents
- What trials have I overcome to assure me that I confidently have what it takes?
- I am seasoned
- I have trained for this moment
- Hard seasons of life callous me
Dallas Willard
- “How must energy, thought, motive, and consideration is fueling your becoming today?”
End Notes:
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