{"id":2023,"date":"2020-10-23T21:05:13","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T21:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lovetalks.tv\/?p=2023"},"modified":"2020-10-23T21:05:13","modified_gmt":"2020-10-23T21:05:13","slug":"living-in-the-love-zone-living-fearless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovetalks.tv\/community\/living-in-the-love-zone-living-fearless\/","title":{"rendered":"LIVING IN THE LOVE ZONE \u2013 LIVING FEARLESS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2023\" class=\"elementor elementor-2023\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18d656c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18d656c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{\"background_background\":\"classic\"}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bf86f99\" data-id=\"4bf86f99\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f97053b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f97053b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">It\u2019s a new year, super excited and thankful to God that we made it into the new year. Wow, another opportunity to start all over again and make new choices. I am drawing a line this year and one of my goals is to live fearlessly. You might be wondering can one really live fearlessly well? I want to give it a go this year and extend the opportunity to everyone else who has been plagued by fear. Fear comes in all sorts of shapes and sizes, affects all peoples\u2019 men and women, young and old, rich and poor.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The fears include the following, although it is not limited to the list below:<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Fear of the unknown<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Fear of failing<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Fear of people<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Fear of putting on weight<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Fear of death<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Fear of living poor<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Fear of relationships<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Fear of the unexpected<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Fear of disappointments<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Fear of being alone<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">And the list goes on and on\u2026<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Living fearless means believing that I belong to God, accepting His love and receiving His love so that it can penetrate my life and affect the decisions I make.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Living fearless me means knowing that I am not alone and that God has my back.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Living fearless means taking courageous and bold steps in little things and big things.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Living fearless is a bit like a child growing up in a home whereas the child grows up they have received the love of their parents and they know without a shadow of doubt that they are loved and are assured of mum and dad\u2019s love which propels them to make bold decisions and take risks knowing that mum and dad have their back and there is no need to be fearful, no need to be afraid of trying things out, failure is part of success and a failed venture does not make the child a failure.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The reason we do not live our best lives at times is that we are fearful, not fearless.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Love drives us to live fearlessly, the dictionary definition of love is a great interest and pleasure in something, so if we already know we are greatly loved by Abba Father, we can rest in that love, step out in faith with the confident assurance that we will be fine.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Fear, on the other hand, means an unpleasant emotion caused by the threat of danger, pain, or harm. A fearful life is a life that does not consciously or unconsciously believes that they are loved.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Living fearless is:<\/span><\/strong><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Believing the best in a situation rather than hoping for the worst.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Thinking half full rather than half empty<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Having a positive outlook on life and not a negative outlook.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">My Story<\/span><\/strong><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I was brought up in Lagos, Nigeria and my environment was a fearful one, constantly been reminded of the need to be careful with people, places, basically everything had a fear undertone. My mum would tell me about how children drowned when they went swimming at Bar beach, although my dad countered this and ensured we went swimming, she also reminded us not to go out on public transport because children were kidnapped so we missed out on parties or got chauffeured to parties which when you are young is uncool on different levels, she also warned me about male friendships as guys got you pregnant, she repeatedly mentioned the importance of always having clean underwear because if I ever fainted whilst out and I didn\u2019t have clean underwear it would be embarrassing and she also taught me to be careful about who I trust as people can let you down. Phew, I hope this gives you an idea of the number of fears I have had to contend with, living fearfully was my default mode.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Living Fearless<\/span><\/strong><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Recognising that God wants me to live a fearless life has been a life-changing experience and continues to be an ongoing challenge. The scriptures I meditate on that have strengthened my resolve and encouraged me to continue to pursue a fearless life with the help of the Holy Spirit include the following:<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">So, don\u2019t be afraid. I am here, with you; don\u2019t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, help you. I am here with My right hand to make right and to hold you up \u2013 Isaiah 41:10 The Voice<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Consider the kind of extravagant love the Father has lavished on us\u2014He calls us children of God! It\u2019s true; we are His beloved children. And in the same way the world didn\u2019t recognize Him, the world does not recognize us either \u2013 1 John 3:1A <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The Voice<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The LORD is my light and my salvation\u2014 whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life\u2014 of whom shall I be afraid? \u2013 Psalms 27:1 NIV<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">After all, it is I, the Eternal One your God, who has hold of your right hand, Who whispers in your ear, \u201cDon\u2019t be afraid. I will help you. -Isaiah 41:13 The Voice.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">When I needed the Lord, I looked for Him; I called out to Him, and He heard me and responded. He came and rescued me from everything that made me so afraid \u2013 Psalm 34:4 The Voice<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The LORD your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love, he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing \u2013 Zephaniah 3:17 NIV<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">These are precious promises from God to us to live fearlessly.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s a new year, super excited and thankful to God that we made it into the new year.<br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\"><!-- wp:button --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lovetalks.tv\/2020\/10\/23\/living-in-the-love-zone-living-fearless\/\">read more<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:button --><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6772,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-relationships"],"comments_count":"0","content_native":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lovetalks.tv\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lovetalks.tv\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lovetalks.tv\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovetalks.tv\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovetalks.tv\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2023"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lovetalks.tv\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2023\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovetalks.tv\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lovetalks.tv\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovetalks.tv\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovetalks.tv\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}