We are here to help you up when you fall down, to love you, to lead you to faith in Christ. Please, if you are struggling with anything, come to us and let us share the burden, or tell some other Christian friend you trust and who is able to bear the load. And you must treat us that way too, when we reveal our fears and weaknesses. Fear is the opposite of trust. Trust is just another word for faith.
Fear is faithlessness.
That's not talking about the kind of fear that you feel before a battle, or when you're about to undergo a painful operation. It's not talking about the fear Jesus felt at going to the cross. But it's true of the kind of fear we feel towards God our heavenly Father, when we are tempted to believe that our sin is too great to be forgiven. As if Jesus dying on the cross wasn't enough. It's true when we relate to each other always on a mere surface level.