Wise Words on Wednesday: Our Greatest Fear
My Francis Chan kick continues…
“Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter.”
Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God
"We are travellers…not yet in our native land" – St. Augustine
My Francis Chan kick continues…
“Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter.”
Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God
I heard this one on the Jennifer Fulwiler Show the other day…
“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek”
– Joseph Campbell *
At the dawn of a new year, this seems to me like a speech we need to hear!
https://youtu.be/gKNNTyUhujE
Happy New Year everyone 🙂
You unravel me, with a melody
You surround me with a song
Of deliverance, from my enemies
Till all my fears are gone
I’m no longer a slave to fear
I am a child of God
I’m no longer a slave to fear
I am a child of God
From my mothers womb
You have chosen me
Love has called my name
I’ve been born again, into your family
Your blood flows through my veins
I am surrounded
By the arms of the father
I am surrounded
By songs of deliverance
We’ve been liberated
From our bondage
We’re the sons and the daughters
Let us sing our freedom
You split the sea
So I could walk right through it
All my fears were drowned in perfect love
You rescued me
So I could stand and sing
I am child of God…
If you’re feeling old, I’d invite you to click on the link below, read the short story and watch the video. Youth isn’t just for the whippersnappers!
So, earlier today I wrote that I wanted to resurrect the abandoned blog series I began last year. I wanted to finally return to address the question I’ve so often heard asked about Catholic guys: why do they seem so averse to asking girls out on dates?
I would suggest that the main reason is simply fear of rejection.
It’s a pretty basic answer, but I think that this is all-too-often the reason why the Catholic guys I know haven’t dated more. This reason applies to non-Catholic men as well, of course, but I think there are some uniquely complicating factors for Catholics and I’ll talk about those in a bit.
Asking someone out is not exactly a stress-free activity. It involves risk. It involves “putting yourself out there” and risking rejection. Sometimes that rejection can be swift and direct (“Sorry, but no thank you”), sometimes laced with platitudes (“You’re really special, but I think of you as more of a brother”) and sometimes you’ll just be ignored. However, in the mind of a guy there is always the irrational fear that it’d be cold and brutal (“You want to go on a date? Ewh! Ewh! Get away from me!”).
This fear of being shot-down is very real for a lot of guys, particularly those of the more sensitive variety. The lack of confidence and fear of rejection can lead to a paralyzing insecurity.
Asking someone out requires courage and willingness to be vulnerable, but I think there are two complicating factors which are unique for Christian men… Read more
Anthony said, “Now I no longer fear God, I love him, for love casts out fear.”
– De vitis Patrum, Sive Verba Seniorum, Liber V