Jonathots Daily Blog
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There’s a lot of terrible things going on in the world lately and I don’t want fear to have control over my decisions. How do I make sure I am moving forward in freedom instead of fear?
Life is a tug of war between action and thinking.
We spend much of our early training fine-tuning our brains to make quality decisions based on knowledge, and therefore, hopefully low-risk adventures.
The difficulty with this approach is that thinking your way out of situations is unlikely. Normally we work our way out.
Human beings become afraid when we convince ourselves there’s nothing we can do and our minds become dumbfounded with anger and helplessness.
One of the things a person of faith is supposed to possess is an understanding that “going the second mile” gives us an activity to perform while we’re waiting for better options.
For after all, none of us are very good at sitting patiently by and waiting for the next bus of opportunity to come our way.
This is why Jesus said to “take no thought.”
If it turns out you can’t change the circumstances around you, thinking about it won’t improve things in the least, but instead, will drain the remaining hope and ability you might possess.
So whenever you run across a situation, you should ask one simple question: What can I do about this?
If the answer is “nothing,” make sure you distance yourself from the quandary and stop musing. But if you get a clear revelation about what you could contribute, insert it quickly and get the good vibrations that come from being involved.
How about an example or two?
Poverty.
You cannot make poor people comfortable all over the world, but you can be generous within your circle. That generosity not only radiates out, encouraging others to be more open-minded, but gives you a sense of completion.
Violence.
There’s probably nothing you can do about gun control in this country, but you certainly can control the amount of animosity and intimidation that you allow to be around you. Once again, you set in motion the possibility of trickling down to others while satisfying your soul’s need to improve matters instead of being afraid of the monsters.
Take action, not thought.
It is the best way in the world to chase away your fears and plant the seeds of solution.
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