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Life's Greatest Fear

1/22/2013

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01-23-13  Life’s Greatest Fear

The fear of speaking in public and fear of failure are commonly listed as the things people fear most. I agree that both are intimidating. After fifty years of preaching Billy Graham was asked, “Dr. Graham, do you still get butterflies prior to preaching?” Mr. Graham answered, “Yes, yes I do. But I have learned to make them fly in formation.”

Jim Camp states something that will help you whether you are a public speaker or an airline pilot, or perhaps a trash buster. Jim Camp’s take on things is center target.

“Unnecessary fear of a bad decision is a major stumbling block to a good decision.”

The fear factor in making decisions often causes us to make the poorest of decisions by thinking, put it off and it will go away. It won’t and there will be very little you can do about it. If, on the other hand, you make a good decision, shout wonderful. If you make what proves to be a poor decision, make corrections and learn. You may even display your Adamic nature and place blame on others, your spouse for instance. Doing this is the worst and most destructive route possible.

Joel put life’s greatest decision like this; Joel 3:14, “Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.”

Decisions concerning Christ and the daily decisions concerning living for him are life’s most important.

Copyright © 2013 Larry Lilly


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Oral Deckard link
1/22/2013 09:34:40 am

Sure you're not overstating it a bit? At http://ezinearticles.com/?Public-Speaking---A-Greater-Fear-Than-Death?&id=620521
we find:
"According to studies, the fear of speaking in public is a bigger fear than death and is reported to be the number one fear of American adults, with many people experiencing tremendous suffering because of it. The fear of public speaking is the most common phobia that has ever been diagnosed and while this does not mean people would rather be dead than speak in public, as some authors would like you to believe, it does illustrate why communication of ideas through this means is often avoided by professionals. Yet quite simply, one of the most powerful sources of confidence in your speaking ability is knowing that you are prepared."

And the reason is simple. You're on your own. With all eyes on you, you have to perform, with your friends to share the burden and the blame.

It was much easier for Billy Graham. He wasn't up there all alone. He had an unfair advantage. He had Jesus to share the burden and take the blame.

Of course his butterflies flew in formation. Those who go around calling on the Lord all the time don't have to deal with the trials the rest of us face, because they don't have to do it alone.

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