Below is a preliminary list (I’ll be adding to it) of things I’m afraid of. I’ll be working to face these things as I go forward in my quest to completely overcome fear. Not all of these are current fears. Some of them are not currently worries but could easily become so again. I’m afraid:
- I’ll never get married.
- I’ll be boring to those I date/my wife.
- That I’ll say or do something that would hurt my wife.
- That some of the things I feel God has promised me won’t come to pass for years and years and years, or will look different than I thought.
- Of intense physical pain:
- Bees/biting/stinging things.
- Torture (I don’t actually fear this as something I think about, but I would be terrified were I to have to anticipate it’s imminent arrival), just like I’ve felt in anticipation of the excruciating pain of digging out an ingrown toenail.)
- Needles, especially IV attempts when dehydrated.
- Of losing my ability to influence people for good by having a bad reputation.
- Of people thinking poorly of me.
- Of dying? Not sure if I am or not, but it’s worth facing as well as I can while still alive
- Of being wrong about God (that there is none or he’s not who I thought he was).
- Having the things I’ve trusted God with not come to pass as I’ve understood them.
- Of performing in front of people.
- Of rejection from women (asking women out/dating)
- Of getting bad reviews for my business.
- Of not figuring out what gives me gas before I get married.
- Of being seen naked.
- Of my impatience causing pain for others.
Lift the World 