What is fear, but a state of mind? What is faith? Also a state of mind? How do you change from fear to faith? What is a person like who is fear based? The person may engage in constant worry,or may be angry and hateful. Jealousy is also a form of fear. Constant fear is a thief that steals our power. Faith keeps us strong even in the face of fear. Faith is a mindset of perseverance beyond the appearance of outer circumstances. But there must be balance and wisdom beyond emotional reasoning. So what is faith?
Is all faith religious? I consider myself to be a spiritual person, but not a religious person. I think about the times when I had to have faith. There were many times in my life where things seemed to have gone awry and I had to get past the fear to get through them. I had to believe that something would show up and I would be ok. I would call that faith and I would say I had to believe that something beyond my little human reasoning would help the situation. Well I am still here and I am ok. I have survived many trials and tribulations. And if you are reading this, my guess is that you have also survived. You learned along the way, maybe became more humble, and moved forward. You did not fall into a black hole so to speak. Doesn't it seem that when one door closes another opens? Also, there can be power in numbers when people work together life situations work out better. What else is helpful for eliminating fear? Being in the moment, fear triggers anxiety, which is future based, so be in the moment, do what is before you right now and let go of trying to control the future. I think that is also faith. I can handle today, and I may be able to do that pretty well. I'll bet you can too. If you would like to read more, of course you can Google about the topic. I think there is some good information here, but you may have others that work for you.
http://www.yogananda-srf.org/HowtoLive/Conquering_Fear,_Anxiety,_and_Worry.aspx#.Umz8L_lwo1I
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