Why It’s Time to Let Go of the Fearless Mindset

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Why It’s Time to Let Go of the Fearless Mindset

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Want to grow and be successful? You’ll have to be a warrior and be fearless, right? Not even close. In Episode 56 of Faithful on the Clock, you’ll learn why the fearless mindset can be harmful to your development and relationship with God, and how to think instead.

Timestamps:

[00:05] - Intro

[00:33] - Fearless mindset definition and usage

[01:27] - All emotions, including fear, are normal. Fear does not have to be “eradicated” because it is in fact a natural protective mechanism God gave us.

[02:11] - Too much fear is stressful, so even though fear is normal, we need to cope with it properly. To that end, God has given us a spirit or core of power, not fear. This doesn’t mean we never feel fear, just that it won’t break us. Jesus likely felt fear in the garden before the crucifixion, so He does understand the feeling.

[04:05] - Jesus might have felt fear in the garden, but He trusted God to do the right thing. We need to offer the same trust. We can use Philippians 4:6-7 as a reminder.

[05:27] - Jesus also trusted God to replace His fear with peace. God wants to do that for you, just as a parent comforts a frightened toddler. You don’t conquer fear. You give fear to God so He can conquer it instead, because He’s more equipped to handle it.

[07:05] - Fearlessness doesn’t come from you, but rather from your relationship with God. When fear strikes, tell yourself you can be fearless thanks to God.

[08:06] - Prayer

[08:59] - Outro/What’s coming up next

Key takeaways:

• The fearless mindset is the idea that you have to conquer or push aside your anxieties to win out. It’s usually portrayed with positive intentions behind it.
• All emotions, including fear, are normal and serve a purpose. In that sense, the goal isn’t to eradicate fear, but rather to recognize it as a God-given alert system that we might be facing risk or danger.
• Fear can have negative consequences if we don’t handle it properly.
• Scripture reminds us that we are not made with a spirit of fear. But that doesn’t mean that we, in humanness won’t ever feel it. It just means it’s not meant to be the core of our being or driver in our lives.
• Jesus’ prayer in Gesthemene shows that Jesus can understand fear. But it also shows that He was willing to hand control over to God and trusted Him to exchange the fear for peace.
• Philippians 4:6-7 instructs us not to be anxious and to go to God. The bottom line through that verse is that we don’t conquer fear. God does. We’re supposed to hand it to Him so He can handle and carry it for us. We’re not supposed to try to power through on our own.
• The ability to be fearless comes not from inside of us, but from our relationship with God.

CTAs:

• Connect to the accurate “why” behind your ability to be fearless by saying “I can be fearless thanks to the God Who walks alongside me.”

What’s coming up next:

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