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 keeps up the function of the body’s homeostasis, is influenced by the stress and anxiety, occurring in the mind concerning fear. Finally, the body will be inefficient to heal itself, introducing an exhaustion mode. God has designed our physical structure to mend and regenerate itself. Nonetheless, if we’re not bringing every thought into captivity it places us into a constant state of fight or flight in which our bodies can’t repair itself.
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.
The holistic approach supposedly treats the whole patient, but how well do they understand mans spirit and soul from Gods point of view? Your enemy, the devil, however, understands our unique creation quite well. He has made a study of Gods creation for a long time. He knows about our mind/body/soul connection. The devil knows that we are only sustained 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 focuses on whom we will believe in, which is God. Faith is acting on hope and trust that God will take care of our future. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of which is not yet seen. Hebrews 11:1 When we have faith we believe before we see it in the physical, consequently it leads us not drives us. God honors those who believe and trust in Him. It is your choice to choose faith or fear. Practice taking every thought captive and walking out in faith that God is in control of your future.
