DON'T LET THE FEAR OF STRIKING STOP YOU FROM PLAYING THE GAME
According
to Google; Fear is an unpleasant emotion caused by the threat of danger, pain
or harm. It is amazing how afraid I can be in certain situations. I am pretty
much a shy person and it takes a while for me to become bold or get comfortable
in situations.
So
let me gist you about something that happened to me one fearful day;
Last year I attended an interview at a law firm, (the story about the test is for another day) but on this particular day, I got to the firm pretty early. We were about five people to be interviewed that morning, I brought out my note pad and started revising some notes I had written down on possible interview questions which I googled to prepare myself. The lady in charge called the guy before me from the list which she had in her hands. I got up and asked the receptionist for the restroom. Inside the restroom, I spoke to myself in the mirror so as to build confidence. When I got back to the reception, after the whole waiting it was time! Phew, my name was called to come in, so I went in, I greeted the members of panel (or panel of judges as I like to call them …Lol) and I was asked to take my seat.
Last year I attended an interview at a law firm, (the story about the test is for another day) but on this particular day, I got to the firm pretty early. We were about five people to be interviewed that morning, I brought out my note pad and started revising some notes I had written down on possible interview questions which I googled to prepare myself. The lady in charge called the guy before me from the list which she had in her hands. I got up and asked the receptionist for the restroom. Inside the restroom, I spoke to myself in the mirror so as to build confidence. When I got back to the reception, after the whole waiting it was time! Phew, my name was called to come in, so I went in, I greeted the members of panel (or panel of judges as I like to call them …Lol) and I was asked to take my seat.
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Dear brothers and sisters, I don’t know what came over me, the moment I tried to open my mouth to speak, I started blabbing as though I just started learning to speak. Even to say my name was a problem, I blabbed though it, A lady on the panel trying to make me ease up even asked “Would you like a cup of water?” to which I nodded in affirmation. My lips couldn’t come apart to form the words “Yes please”, my speech was slurred and horrible. I was asked questions on corporate financial management, a course I was presently taking classes on and also on Corporate Law (Winding up, this was a topic I had researched on as an assignment during my youth service, I had practically eaten this topic because I had to make a presentation on it to my boss). I practically could not answer any question that day. It was that bad, even I knew then that I couldn’t hire me. I had let fear get the best of me and performed poorly at this interview. I cried that day because I was so embarrassed and angry at myself.
Dear brothers and sisters, I don’t know what came over me, the moment I tried to open my mouth to speak, I started blabbing as though I just started learning to speak. Even to say my name was a problem, I blabbed though it, A lady on the panel trying to make me ease up even asked “Would you like a cup of water?” to which I nodded in affirmation. My lips couldn’t come apart to form the words “Yes please”, my speech was slurred and horrible. I was asked questions on corporate financial management, a course I was presently taking classes on and also on Corporate Law (Winding up, this was a topic I had researched on as an assignment during my youth service, I had practically eaten this topic because I had to make a presentation on it to my boss). I practically could not answer any question that day. It was that bad, even I knew then that I couldn’t hire me. I had let fear get the best of me and performed poorly at this interview. I cried that day because I was so embarrassed and angry at myself.
I
have some of my fears:
- I am afraid of animals especially dogs, cats and flying cockroaches.
- I am afraid of the dark
- I am afraid of making phone calls to elderly people or important phone calls
- I am afraid of the word “NO
- I am afraid of losing anyone special to me
- I am afraid of sex
- I am afraid of the future (what does it hold for me, Will all my dreams come through)
- I am afraid of not having friends
- I am afraid of speaking out in public
- I am afraid I am not good enough
- I am afraid of ……………………………………
The
thing is the spirit of fear occasionally or usually in other cases overcomes us
and in order to handle it we need to totally trust in God and know that when we
go through those fearful situations he is going to have our back. There is also
a constant need to build confidence in yourself. One of the ways to do this is
to list out those things or situations of which you are afraid and then start
working on them one after the other. For example, when I want to make important
phone calls, I would ask my sister to pretend to be me and I would tell her
what to say. Now however I ask the Holy spirit to help me and guide me on what
to say. The koko of the matter is the person on the other end can’t see meJ.
There
were also times I had emotional agony in dealing with my fears and there are other
times where the word of God just doesn’t get through to me, it is as though I’m
lost in the verses and can’t make sense of anything. My younger sister gave me this song titled “NO
LONGER SLAVES TO FEAR” and it helped me so much. Anytime I listen to this song,
I feel my fear decrease and my faith increase.
The song tells me that “I AM A CHILD OF GOD. GOD HAS RESCUED ME SO I CAN STAND AND SING. GOD HAS SPLIT THE SEA SO I CAN WALK RIGHT THROUGH”.
I can’t say I have conquered my fears in entirety but this song has given me peace. So for those of us that have fears, I want you to know that God has said “DON’T PANIC. I’M WITH YOU. THERE IS NO NEED TO FEAR FOR I’M YOUR GOD. I WILL GIVE YOU STRENGTH. I’LL HELP YOU. I ‘LL HOLD YOU STEADY AND KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON YOU (Isaiah 41:10)
The song tells me that “I AM A CHILD OF GOD. GOD HAS RESCUED ME SO I CAN STAND AND SING. GOD HAS SPLIT THE SEA SO I CAN WALK RIGHT THROUGH”.
I can’t say I have conquered my fears in entirety but this song has given me peace. So for those of us that have fears, I want you to know that God has said “DON’T PANIC. I’M WITH YOU. THERE IS NO NEED TO FEAR FOR I’M YOUR GOD. I WILL GIVE YOU STRENGTH. I’LL HELP YOU. I ‘LL HOLD YOU STEADY AND KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON YOU (Isaiah 41:10)
Ps:
Don’t forget to download the song, NO LONGER SLAVES TO FEAR – JONATHAN AND MELISSA HELSER (BETHEL MUSIC)
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