*Fear is also something that translates in the
lives of boys to "limit" involvement in advancement.
A lesser form of giveing into "fear" is the attitude
of "shyness" that we tolerate. Often, when we allow
the boys to share in an experiance we can see the
joy that they bring as their shyness drops in the
act of "Play- a Boys work"
Some of the "ground rules" to consider in your
Outpost is makeing it a place where "Fear" can be
left at the doorway.
The Royal Ranger meeting is just different enough,
from the school day, home life.. with say,
boys wearing a uniform that participation in measured
success can give insight into a shy persons resistance
to join in.. or temper a extroverts blunders.
*Fear can also be something that is used as a tool to
"control" or maipulate behavior, and is the work
of the devil when in the hands of a Bully!
-=*=-
--- Brian of Wiggin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Kelly
>
> Fear is natural it is a defence mechanism which
> helps us preserve our lives.
> Immediately after the crucifixion the disciples were
> skulking about, hiding
> from the authorities because they were afraid. It
> was only after they were
> filled with the Holy Spirit that they became bold.
>
> In more recent times, John Wesley, founder of the
> Methodist denomination,
> went to America as a missionary. He failed
> miserably. It was only after he
> had returned to England and met some Moravians who
> were instumental in his
> receiving the Holy Spirit that he was successful in
> his evangelism.
>
> There is no need to feel guilty about feeling
> afraid. The remedy is to seek
> God's will for your life and you will receive the
> empowerment. The real
> shame is when fear stops you from following the
> promptings of the Holy Ghost
> (guilty 8^( ).
>
> Just my 2d's worth.
>
> BoW
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Gist, Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 2:26 PM
> Subject: [RR] FW: Inspiration - Boldness in
> Witnessing
>
>
> >
> > Subject: Inspiration - Boldness in Witnessing
> >
> >
> > When they had prayed, the place where they had
> gathered together was
> shaken,
> > and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and
> began to speak the word
> > of God with boldness (Acts 4:31).
> >
> > Fear is a powerful controller. It either compels
> us to do what is
> > irresponsible or it impedes us from living
> responsibly. Recently a
> > denominational executive spoke in our chapel, and
> his opening statement
> was,
> > "As I travel among our pastors, I'm overwhelmed by
> the realization that
> the
> > number one motivation in their lives is fear of
> failure."
> >
> > After several years of teaching evangelism and
> overseeing evangelistic
> > outreaches, I can tell you with confidence that
> the number one reason
> people
> > don't share their faith is fear. Agoraphobia, fear
> of being in public, is
> > one of the fastest growing psychological
> disorders. Fear of failure, fear
> of
> > the devil, fear of man, fear of everything is
> plaguing our society.
> >
> > Do you know that the most frequent command of
> Jesus in the Gospels is
> "Fear
> > not"? In anticipation of Israel's entrance into
> the Promised Land, God
> tells
> > His people four times "Be strong and courageous"
> (Joshua 1). The writer of
> > Proverbs says, "The wicked flee when no one is
> pursuing, but the righteous
> > are bold as a lion" (Proverbs 28:1).
> >
> > The fact that God doesn't look favorably on
> cowards and unbelievers is
> made
> > evident in Revelation 21:8: "But for the cowardly
> and unbelieving and
> > abominable and murderers and immoral persons and
> sorcerers and idolaters
> and
> > all liars, their part will be in the lake that
> burns with fire and
> > brimstone, which is the second death." Does it
> surprise you that cowardly,
> > unbelieving people are listed in a rogue's gallery
> with murderers and
> liars?
> >
> > It is a characteristic of the Spirit-filled life
> to be bold (Acts 4:31).
> The
> > early church didn't pray for "divine
> appointments"; they prayed for
> > boldness. God's kingdom can only be established by
> faithful and courageous
> > people.
> >
> > Lord, I purpose to be strong and courageous in
> Your name, ready and
> > trustworthy to accomplish Your will.
> >
> >
> >
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