The making of a plough had within it the remaking of the world, so he would make that plough well, and worthy of the world's Redeemer. If you do a small thing as though it were a great thing, God will let you do the great thing as though it were a small thing. So day by day in commonplace Nazareth he wove with unlimited patience the seamless robe which he would wear before the world. And while you're at it, learn not to nurture your fears. Someone said that normal fear makes you jump back on the curb when a car is coming.
Abnormal fear is fear of life, an on-going almost undefinable dread.
Abnormal fear, lingering fear, is lighted by the fires of Hell and the smoke of its torment ascends upwards forever. The only antidote is the perfect love of Jesus that casts out our fear. This new year, face your fears with the help of another. If you do, you will never be happy or effective. No, the steps to take begin with facing your fear realistically.