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Gavin de Becker in his book, The Gift of Fear, states that the biggest fears Americans have are being in a car crash, 54 percent, having cancer, 53 percent, inadequate Social Security, 50 percent, not enough money for retirement, 49 percent, food poisoning from meat, 36 percent, or getting Alzheimer's, 35 percent. Others include pesticides on food, being a victim of individual violence, inability to pay current debts, exposure to foreign viruses, AIDS, natural disasters, an unsafe or sick building, losing one's job, being in a plane crash, suffering a work-related injury, and a stock market crash.
People attempt to deal with their fears through therapy, drugs or whatever regimen or philosophy might be in vogue. Saint Paul offers a better way. Our anxieties can be dealt with by placing our trust in God who is at hand, always nearby. We can remember that he has heard our prayers on numerous occasions previously and that he will surely hear them again. We can consciously endeavor to occupy our minds with wholesome and uplifting thoughts. And above all else, we can find security and calm in the wonderful peace of God, which passes all understanding, which was obtained for us through Jesus Christ.
People attempt to deal with their fears through therapy, drugs or whatever regimen or philosophy might be in vogue. Saint Paul offers a better way. Our anxieties can be dealt with by placing our trust in God who is at hand, always nearby. We can remember that he has heard our prayers on numerous occasions previously and that he will surely hear them again. We can consciously endeavor to occupy our minds with wholesome and uplifting thoughts. And above all else, we can find security and calm in the wonderful peace of God, which passes all understanding, which was obtained for us through Jesus Christ.
