2 Three Principles of Fear In the next two chapters, I want us to look at a number of principles about the nature of fear in order to better understand it. In warfare, we cannot defeat our enemy until we understand who he is and how he operates. The same is true in our spiritual and emotional battle against fear. We cannot defeat it in our lives until we understand its nature and how it attacks us. So, let’s look at some principles of fear.
Principle #1: Fear is a feeling or emotion that is primarily mind-driven. First of all, we must understand that fear is initially more of a matter of the head than the heart. As such, fear is born in the mind, not in the emotions. Until we take time to objectively examine our fears, they seem to have a rational origin and basis. But fear seldom originates in true facts that overflow into feelings. Instead, fear is most often based on false facts that appear to be real. And when we accept those false facts in our minds, our emotions soon become captivated by unrealistic fears. To emphasize this point, here is the way I spell FEAR:
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