Fear is an emotion that everyone has felt before. It often comes with anxiety and rarely brings about positive results. It kills the best intentions. It can poison marriages and relationships and prevent the achievement of goals.
It’s very important to overcome and deal with fear when trying to live up to your utmost potential. To make your life and marriage the best it can hope to be, fear must be terminated. We’ve put together some tips to help you deal with fear.
1. DO THE RIGHT THING IN SPITE OF YOUR FEAR.
Oftentimes, overcoming fear means doing the right thing even when you’re afraid to. This works more easily in theory than in practice. In real time, making moves despite your fears could result in real consequences. You might be risking your job, the judgement of your loved ones, or public criticism. But the thing is, there’s always something or someone important that is worth fighting for.
When you’re faced with fear of doing the right thing, consider the long term effects of your decision. How will it improve your life, or the lives of others in the long run? What kind of impact will it have on your future? Stay focused on the long term as you make your move.
2. FOCUS LESS ON WHAT OTHERS THINK.
When we hold ourselves back, it’s often because we’re worried about what others will do or say. This is true whether you’re worried about your spouse’s opinion, or your family or friends’. It’s important to consider the next best move for your particular situation, and of course, other people will factor into that. But there will be times when worrying too much about others’ reactions will sabotage your efforts to succeed.
Examine the goal you’ve set or the obstacle in front of you. If moving forward aligns with God’s plan and your values, there will be times when you’ll need to press ahead. And, if it’s possible, do so in such a way that maintains as much peace in your relationships as possible.
Alternatively, there will be times when you and your spouse have decisions to make together, and you’ll fear potential outside responses. In these cases, you will need to work together and support each other through any misgivings you may have. Prayerfully make decisions together about how to tackle your situation, then move forward with your focus on why you made that call in the first place.
3. LOVE RELENTLESSLY.
Letting love fuel your actions is a powerful way to overcome feelings of fear. Love is infinitely stronger than fear, yet we often forget that when we’re in the midst of a frightening scenario. When we focus on our love for others, then we can push past our fear. Whatever the scenario, focusing on love over fearfulness will help us move, then keep moving.
4. TAKE THE FIRST STEP.
Often, taking the first step is one of the biggest challenges to overcoming fear. We often get trapped in analysis paralysis, overthinking situations rather than taking action. That pattern then pulls us into inaction, which results in more fear. Rather than withdrawing from a situation that scares you, look within to identify what’s making you fearful. Then, start moving.
CONCLUSION
Before we can reach our maximum potential, we need to overcome fear. This works in all areas of life be it personal development, marriages, other relationships like family and friendships. Confronting our fears will help us to be healthy individuals which will also translate to healthy relationships. Love and light, Wonder.
