My oldest son turned five last week.  Where has the time gone?  He’s an amazing kid, very comical and extremely intelligent.  He’s excited to go to school in the fall and, last night he told me that he would make sure to stay away from the bullies when he goes to school.  At first I thought it was so awesome that my five year old is intelligent enough to know that, when he goes to school, to stay away from the bullies.

However, as quick as my feelings of pride set in, so did the fear.  What will my son have to face when he goes to school?  Things are so different now and, in my opinion the male species has so much more stacked up against him.  Will he face bullies, drugs, gangs, bigotry, etc?  Will he get hurt on the play ground, will he be made fun of, will his teachers like him?

It would have been so easy to have been overcome with fear but, I had to force myself to let go of the negative thoughts.  First of all, school doesn’t start until the fall.  He goes to his class at church on Sundays and Wednesdays and he does great.  His teachers love him and  he easily makes friends.  Stop it Kenyatta right now!

Having this episode made me stop and wonder, how many other mothers experience this same paralyzing fear?  How many women, every day, are suddenly gripped by fear and worry about things that are out of their control?  How can I help myself and those women?  With that I sat down and researched some different articles and, pondered my own techniques for overcoming fear and anxiety.

1) Meditate on this scripture:

2 Timothy 1:7 (New King James Version)

⁷ For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

I began to repeat this scripture over and over in my head, until it drowned out any thoughts or fears I had concerning my son going  to school.

2) Be grateful and count your blessings

Instead of dwelling on the bad that could happen to my son, I began to thank God for his well being and his intelligence.

3) Fight the negative thoughts

This can be done by meditating on the above scripture and then thanking God for the renewal of your mind.

4) Pray

Pray from the depths of your heart acknowledging that you need help removing your fears and anxiety.

5) Trust

Trust that God has heard your prayers.  Trust that he is working on your behalf and through Christ Jesus all fear has been overcome with power and love.

These five steps have help me tremendously when fear wants to come in and attack.  In this world we live in there is much to fear but with Christ Jesus there is NOTHING to fear.

Be Glamorous~