Did you know that a person can have fear of almost any imaginable thing there is. Statistics state that there are over 4,000 types of fear known to man.
God created our bodies with the fight or flight ability. When we are pressed into a frightening situation or even thought, our physical body automatically goes into an alarm stage. When the stressor is not relived our body moves into a resistance stage. In the resistance stage, long term affects of fear develop into physical symptoms.
The hypothalamus, which preserves function of the body’s status quo, will be determined by the stress and anxiety, happening in the mind pertaining to fear. At length, the body will be ineffective to mend itself, entering an exhaustion mode. God has fashioned our bodies to repair and restore itself. Nevertheless, when we are not taking every thought captive placing us into a perpetual state of fight or flight our bodies cannot repair.
If you are having anxiety attacks, whom are you listening to? Are you able to take your thoughts captive and control them or are you in fear? “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.” Proverbs 23:7 Does your mind wander and run off of its own accord? As stated by God in the Bible, He did not give us a spirit of fear; but of power, and love and a sound mind. 2nd Timothy 1:7 Clearly, if we have control of our thoughts than we have the power to crush down the spirit of fear and its consequences.
The Bible tells us approximately 365 times to “fear not”. Pretty amazing that God addresses this subject so much. He also tells us that faith and fear are equal. What do fear and faith have in common? Both project into the future and demand to be fulfilled. Fear is filled with negativity and represents your enemy, the devil. Faith is fulfilled by the positive peace of God.
Holistic medicine supposedly treats the whole patient, but do they understand mans spirit and soul were formed by God and have everything to do with our ultimate health and wellness? Your foe, the devil, however, understands our unique creation quite well. He has made it his job to study Gods creation for the duration of time. He knows about our mind/body/soul connection. The devil knows that we are only maintained in health and sanity to the degree that we reflect the nature of the living God. Your enemy knows that by controlling our thoughts, he can control your biology, as well.
Fear focuses on what is happening in the world and has an accusing spirit, reminding you of past failures and that God is unworthy. It causes separation from God and torments us, drives us, and is contagious. Think about how true this is? When you let fear overtake you, it is generally a driving force pushing us into negative thought life. This is what is causing our body to go into flight or fight.
Faith is whom we will believe and put your trust in, which is God. Faith comprises hope and trust that God will take care of your future day. “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of which is not yet seen.” Hebrews 11:1 When we step out in faith, we believe ahead of time, what we eventually see in the physical, therefore it leads us, not drives us. God respects those who believe and trust in Him. It is your choice to choose faith or fear. Exercise bringing every thought into captivity and striking out in faith that God is in command of your time to come.
