Honest Questions About Fear

What is your greatest fear?

No child needs to be taught to fear. Fear seems to greet us the minute we are born. Perhaps the instinct to live in a world so full of danger is what creates fear. I remember as a child having certain fears; let’s be honest some of them still exist today. We don’t need to be taught to lie, steal, or even fear in this life. The greater challenge, as we stand on the precipice of a new world is perhaps unlearning all those things we knew before.

                It makes very little difference to events around us today whether you believe in Devolution, Q, or that Trump is ever coming back. Executive Orders and other powers reserved specifically for a war time president are set in motion. This is a fact that we must learn to accept. Things are never going to be the same in this country again. To those of us who have researched, studied, and kept digging for the truth that explains the strange world we live in, there is no doubt these are exciting times. Sadly, for others, there is a great amount of fear.

                No question, our faith and our patience are being tested daily. It’s possible that even some folks reading this have suffered the loss of loved ones to Covid, lost a job, or lost friends and family over geopolitics. It would appear we are seeing the destruction of our Republic, the confiscation of our liberties, and the erosion of our bank accounts is leading us to the precipice. For many of us, we are realizing fears we did not think were possible. Fortunately, for us it would appear that none of this new.

                My childish fear of spiders, the monsters under my bed, or the ghosts lurking in the shadows of the dark has given way to new fears as an adult. Sure, I still hate spiders, but now I have reason to fear for my children, their future, and the nation they will live in. Sure, it helps to know what I know about Trumps moves on the chess board, the real context of world events, and the nature of our enemy but there is something else I must share.

                 For the better half of my adult life the story of the Old Testament Job has been that of a “Righteous sufferer.” When something bad happened in someone’s life you could always refer to Job as having it worse. No doubt he was a man perfect in word and deed. The Bible says in Job 1:1 that Job was “perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.” For those who are unfamiliar with the story, Job was very wealthy, and he had 7 sons and three daughters. As a result of some challenge to God by Lucifer, Job lost it all. All of Job’s children were killed, his cattle and wealth destroyed, and he suffered many bodily afflictions. Through it all, Job kept his faith, but I never understood why God let it happen. Now, after so many years, I believe I have the answer.

                Before we get into what I discovered in Job let me explain my approach to studying Scripture; it is actually not that different than my approach to digging for information and understanding of current events: I start with an honest question.  I will often see headlines, news stories and official press releases and something will strike me as odd. Under my breath, I may ask a simple question like, “why would they say that” or question out loud the very premise of the report. I have found that if we listen to these silent (or sometimes whispered) voices, it often leads to greater truth.

                So, the story with Job goes like this: Satan is presented before God after having been walking up and down the earth. God asks Satan if he has considered hos servant Job. Satan basically responds and says Job is only upright because God protects him. So here is my honest question, “why does God care what Satan thinks?” I mean after all Satan was cast out of heaven a long time ago. This honest question leads me on a journey that has yielded incredible revelations. Revelations that I believe are very fitting for the time we live in now.

                For those that know me, I believe Devolution is not only real, but also already happening. This assertion is only further supported by the Executive Orders I have studied. This does not take away from the fact that I still have concerns, doubts, and even fear (especially with a financial reset). But this is where things get very interesting.  The story of Job is not just a story of a righteous sufferer, but the story of all of us who live with fear. By asking an honest and simple question about WHY God allowed this to happen I discovered a truth more amazing that I thought possible.

                This is what I believe God showed me. While Job was perfect in word and deed, God knew his heart was not quite right. In Job 3:25 Job proclaims, “For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.” You see, Job feared the loss of stuff more than the fear of the Lord. The fear of the Lord is a humble and moral reverence towards the Almighty God; a recognition of the gulf that exist between His greatness and our sinful nature. The balance of the book of Job is him searching for answers and asking God why. The entire time this dialogue continues Job is discovering the greatness of God and it is not until the end that it all comes into focus.

                To suggest that we are somehow enduring the same suffering as Job is not fair to Job or God. However, in the face of such a great upheaval that is to come, and the absolute fear and panic that is to come, we have an incredible opportunity to trade in our fear of losing stuff for the fear of the Lord. Many of us have done a great job reconnecting with families and rediscovering God. How about turning our old fears of this life in for the Fear of the Lord? The greatest tragedy that a person could endure is having never seen Jesus for themselves.

                After Job get his revelation of God he makes this confession:

“I know that You can do everything,
And that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You.
3 You asked, ‘Who is this who hides counsel without knowledge?’
Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand,
Things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.
4 Listen, please, and let me speak;
You said, ‘I will question you, and you shall answer Me.’

5 “I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear,
But now my eye sees You.”

                Job prays for his friends and he receives twice as many cattle, sheep, camels, and asses. His captivity was turned after he prayed for them. Here is another honest question: what do you think Job prayed for? Do you think he prayed that his friends would have more stuff? The Bible never tells us, but I suspect he prayed that his friends discover God as he did. We cannot just wish our fears away. I am a father who dreads the midnight call from police or discovering that one of my children has died. That fear will never leave a parent, but I can focus on God and put my fears in perspective.

                Donald Trump made reference to General Patton many times for a reason. One of Patton’s lesser-known quotes was, “Fear kills more people than death.” Patriots who have a healthy fear of the Lord, hope in their heart, and the resolve to hold the line are not easily defeated. I cannot take away all your fear, but I can give you this last honest question for you: have you ever wondered why Job never got twice the number of children back to him (he only got 10 not 20). Is it because we never truly lose those that we love? So, what is your greatest fear now?

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11/7/21

I would rather die with Christ and hope in my heart and be called a fool than to stand over the dead corpse of the Republic and say, “I told you so.”