Unconscious Fears.

Anything nasty or bad about ourselves we push down into the unconscious.

Jealousy, hatred, malice, revenge, violence, evil.....

All these things we suppress from our consciousness out of fear.

Fear that our sins will be revealed.

We don't want them to be seen so we hide them from ourselves.

But what are these things but unconscious fears.

Fear that if we are not good then we won't be loved.   

Fear of losing love.

Fear of domination.

Fear of suffering.

Fear of pain.

And many more fears of which we are unaware.

But "perfect love casts out fear."  1 John 4:18 (NRSV)

We cannot do it ourselves.

And perfect love comes only from God.

So pray to God that our fears will be overcome.

And trust in His perfect love.

[Scripture quotations (marked NRSV) are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission.  All rights reserved.]

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