Many social and specific phobias fall into this category b. Fear that makes problems seem greater than they really are a. Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is. With exaggerated fears of the problems we face, we think them overwhelming 3. He who fears death cannot enjoy life.
Fear is the sand in the machinery of life.
Fear that motivates us to disobey God a. Similar fears have prompted many adults to lie, cheat on the job, commit adultery, enter unscriptural marriages, etc. The fear of what we might face in this life a. With such a promise, we can take courage, as Joshua was encouraged to do - cf. The fear of death a.