Category Archives: Fear

Four servants of God who battled fierce despair

Posted on March 5, 2020 by Wisdomforlife

Four servants of God. Each one reached an extremely low point in life. All of them felt that life was no longer worth living. Continue reading →

Posted in Abuse, Addiction, Anger, Anxiety, Assurance, Bitterness, Broken Relationships, Call to ministry, Character, Childhood trauma, Christian life, Comfort, Complaceny, Conceit, Conflict, Contentment, Crisis, Depression, Despair, discouraged, Discouragement, Divine Lottery, Doubt, Elders, elders in the Church, Emerging Leaders, Emotions, Encouragement, Failure, Faith, Fear, feeling hopeless, Freedom, God's Patience, God's Heart, God's Love, Grace, Gratitude, Grieving, Hope?, Kindness, Leadership, Life of a pastor, Loss, marriage problems, Meaning of life, Mercy, Middle life, Mind Renewal, Nihilism, Pain, Pastors, personal, Praise, Prayer, purpose, Questioning God, Repentance, Sadness, Seeking God, Selfishness, Spiritual Detox, Spiritual inventory, Spiritual transformation, Suffering, Suicide, Temptation, Trials, Truth, Victory, Walking with God, Will of God, Wisdom, Worship | Tagged burn out, Despair, Discouraged, feeling lost, helpless, hopeless, loss of perspective, spiritual exhaustion, Suicide | 1 Comment

Feeling discouraged?

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Wisdomforlife

We all know what it is like to feel discouraged. Take a moment and consider four recommendations for times of discouragement. Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety, Assurance, Burnout, Christian worldview, Comfort, Defeat?, Depression, Despair, discouraged, Discouragement, Encouragement, Eternal life, Eternal security, Fear, Fear of death, God's Love, Grieving, Hope?, Mercy | Tagged feeling defeated, Feeling depressed, feeling discouraged, feeling down, Feeling hopeless, what to do when discouraged | 1 Comment

Learning the art of dying well

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Wisdomforlife

Previous generation took aging parents into their homes to finish their time earth. This came with hardships, discomforts and sacrifices, but it also educated people in what earlier generations called, “The art of dying well.” Continue reading →

Posted in Dying well, Fear, Fear of death, Wisdom | Tagged aging and dying, Art of dying well, Death, Fear of death | 1 Comment

Suffering in silence

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Wisdomforlife

She finally gained the necessary courage to tell me a story that she had kept to herself until that point. Continue reading →

Posted in 18 Year factor, Abuse, Anger, Anxiety, Change, Christian Counselor, Comfort, Counseling, Crisis, Fear, Grieving, Psychology, Relationships, Restoration, Sex, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Social work, Suffering, Suicide, Unresolved issues, Victory | Tagged abuse, Fear, Guilt, Sexual abuse, shame | 4 Comments

Top 5 Arguments against eternal punishment

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Wisdomforlife

Most people know that the Bible doesn’t describe a pleasant end for those who reject God’s offer of salvation through Jesus Christ. But what type of judgment falls on them? Continue reading →

Posted in Accountability, Afraid to die, Bible, Christian worldview, Death, Discernment, Doctrine, End Times, Eschatology, Eternal life, Eternal security, Fear, Fear of death, Fear of God, Future events, God's control, God's Love, God's power, God's Will, Hell, Hope?, Jesus Christ, Love Wins, Problem of evil, Punishment, Questioning God, Rob Bell, Salvation, Second coming, Security of salvation, Theodicy, Truth | Tagged Death, Do people suffer in hell forever, Eternal suffering, Is hell a place?, Is hell real?, life after death, Resurrection | Leave a comment

When failure or fear become idols

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Wisdomforlife

Don’t waste life on past regrets and future fears! There are far better uses of our time and energy than wasting them dwelling on failures and fears.
Continue reading →

Posted in Afraid to die, Anger, Anxiety, Behavior, Bitterness, Change, Christian Counselor, Defeat?, Depression, Despair, Discouragement, Emotions, Encouragement, Failure, Fear, Forgiveness, Peace, Worry | Tagged Depression, Failure, Fear, Guilt, Worry | 1 Comment

God-centered, Mission-focused purpose for our troubles

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Wisdomforlife

It’s tempting to think that being a Christian should minimize the challenges and troubles of life. We have God with us! Shouldn’t He protect us from hardships? Shouldn’t life be easier? Continue reading →

Posted in Afraid to die, Anxiety, Assurance, Bitterness, Comfort, Conference, Encouragement, Evil in the world, Faith, Fear, Fear of death, God's control, God's Heart, God's Love, God's power, God's Protection, God's Will, Godly sorrow, Gospel-centered, Grieving, Loss, Pain, Patience, Problem of evil, Seeking God, Slandered, Spiritual growth, Spiritual transformation, Suffering, Theodicy, Trials, Walking with God | Tagged Comfort, Hardships, Mission, Suffering, Trials | Leave a comment

When faith causes doubts

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Wisdomforlife

Some struggle with doubt but faith has often caused me to struggle. Continue reading →

Posted in Abuse, Addiction, Afraid to die, Anxiety, Assurance, Blaming religion, Blessed by God, Broken Relationships, Christian life, Christian worldview, Christianity, Comfort, Crisis, Depression, Despair, Doubt, Emotions, Encouragement, End Times, Eternal life, Evil in the world, Evil One, Failure, Faith, Fear, Glorify God, God's Patience, God's control, God's Heart, God's Love, God's power, God's Protection, God's Will, Gospel-centered, Grieving, Hope?, Life of a pastor, Mad at God, Origin of Sin, Pain, Patience, Personal thoughts, Prayer, Problem of evil, purpose, Questioning God, Religion-not the answer, Sadness, Sanctification, Sin, Spiritual growth, Spiritual inventory, Spiritual transformation, Suffering, Suicide, Theodicy, Tornado, Trials, Truth, Unbelief, Violence, Walking with God, Will of God, Wisdom, Worldview, Worry | Tagged Cancer, Death, Doubt, Suffering, Theodicy | 3 Comments

The few years that we live in this body

Posted on July 27, 2013 by Wisdomforlife

“Christianity is, among other things, the wonderfully good news that this life is not our whole story.” Continue reading →

Posted in Afraid to die, Afterlife, Christian life, Christian worldview, Christianity, Comfort, Death, Fear, Fear of death, God, God's Love, God's power, God's Protection, Gospel, Gospel-centered, Heaven, Hope?, Jesus Christ, Loss, Spiritual inventory, Spiritual transformation, Suffering, Trials | Tagged Death, Fear of Death, Heaven, Suffering | 1 Comment

A closer look at weakness

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Wisdomforlife

Spiritual power is experienced from a position of trust and dependence on the living God. Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety, Defeat?, Depression, Despair, Discouragement, Emotions, Encouragement, Failure, Faith, Fear, God's power, Satan, Spiritual growth, Spiritual transformation, Suffering, Trials, Walking with God | Tagged Power of God, Strength, Weakness | Leave a comment