There’s much to fear in today’s world. Our worries can easily spin out of control. Here’s how to overcome fear and live with confidence according to the Bible.
How to Overcome Fear
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o you fear for the future? Does the world seem to be spinning out of control? Are you afraid societal and environmental changes might negatively affect the future for you and the ones you love? If so, you’re not alone. Research shows that more and more people are living with increasingly intense fear.
Security concerns
The Unisys Security Index has tracked global security concerns for 14 years, in particular in regard to business
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and financial concerns. The executive summary for the 2020 report begins, “Overall, the world remains on edge—global security concerns are at their highest level since the first Unisys Security Index in 2007.” Polling 15,699 people from a cross-section of 15 different countries around the world, including France, Belgium, Germany, the U.K., India, the Philippines, Singapore, Brazil, Chile and Colombia, Unisys found that 99 percent of the respondents reported at least one security concern.
January/February 2021
