here are enough troubles in the world to make us afraid daily and there are many fear nots” in the Bible for each 365 days Of the year. Fear is an inevitable part of human existence and the lot of all both great and small, male and female. The times we live in life are full of situations that birth fears daily There is the fear of insecurity, economic hardship, pandemics and diseases, accidents and other related matters. Fears can be healthy or unhealthy, of different types a circumstances, real and illusionary from without and within. Fear can be said to be distress caused by intense concern for the safety of life, danger, pain and the |i has given us wisdom and the ability t or manage in this part of eternity Definitions and Sources of Fear The usage of the word fear in the scripture has positive and negative connotations. Our concern is with the latter. The fear here is taken to mean worry occasioned by threats to us now or in future. This is quite different from the fear of God. To fear God is to have a reverence for God and it results in proper attitude and conduct to God and humans. Such a healthy fear leads to no threat or danger to one's life now and in the future. Sometimes certain fears persist and dominate one's life to the point of causing distress, and depression. These happen even in the face of the unlikelihood of the cause or object of such fears. This unhealthy fear robs us of today and tomorrow and destroys our faith in God. Such —" Overcoming Being Ruled By Fear By Rev (Prof) Cletus C. Org: definitely is not of God ( 2 Timothy, 1:7). 14 contrast God gives us the (spirit) attitude of er and love and sound mind. 2. Types of Fears Different circumstances in our lives call forty or create anxieties and fears. Again, these ara of human existence. We can only talk of their intensity and increase in today's v realities 1. Fear of Persecution: Apostle Paul in 2 Cor. 7:5 describes the experiences of himself and his companions in Macedonia. The on the effect of the external pon their mphasis is rath ircum: ence to ha ances hearts. It is suffered arising fr threats they through asa result of their ministry o of God world over especially in Niger and Killed for their faith in Christ ship: vere persec is no longer news that 2. Fear of Travels: It is also possibl: feared t f Possibly was afraid of the safety of Titus' journey. Titus could have been killed by thieves. “But God who comforts the downcast comforted us by the coming of Titus 2 Cor. The collections he was bringing fr Churches would have made him an attractive target for attack”. The fact of attacks from armed bandits, terrorists, and kidnappers inspires fear in most Nigerians. 3. Fear of embarrassment and shame: You will notice that when Adam realized he