Overcoming fear

Fear them not oh my Beloved_. What can mortal man do to me? These are the words from the holy book. The night is the most fearful part of the day which everyone prays it becomes dawn so they'll see the light. You get threatened by someone to kill your entire family. Fear sets in. You have the thought that if your children study on campus, something bad may happen. Fear sets in. Thieves break into your house. Fear sets in. Knowing that one day you'll die. Fear sometimes sets in.

I bet there's no one on earth that hasn't feared even the least thing like animals. Everyone has his or her own fears. Some have conquered and many are yet to. Yet others feel it can never be conquered. Feeling is different. How?

From the sweat of your face, you'll eat bread until you return to the ground. From our of it you were taken. From dust you are and from dust you'll return. This was the statement of our creator to our first parents as punishment for disobedience. Since then, death and sin passed on to humans and has resulted in the death of billions of humans worldwide.

This 5 letters word is my biggest fear. It's not as if I fear it in general. It's just that I fear dying at a tender age when things aren't met and put in place. Welcoming death when due is what I don't fear. Lately, I've heard and seen the death of many young ones mostly campus students. When I hear such deaths especially when they fall victim to the wrong hands or when their death is as a result of being innocent.

I fear this because lives would be involved. My family members won't react favourable to the situation even when there's hope. It's mandatory that we all would die at one point in time but no one loves a sudden death. This is what many fear that's why they are always seen with security guards to protect them from attacks. Asides death which is the major; I fear

• failure
• poverty and
• ignorance as it's synonymous to death.

_{picture of me trying to overcome my fears while living for the moment}

Representing this, I'll use pictures of the funerals I've attended this year. When you're alive, you have the will and ability to do a lot of them but when you're dead, people live to hear your story. You become a history that won't be heard or remembered by many though there's hope.

Two days ago, I got a news that one of my friends was dead. My bones went numb as I was cold with grief. How? Why? What? These were the questions I asked the person who narrated the story to me. Why Victor, I exclaimed? Victor will enter 6 feets in pains.

_{picture from my phone}

It all starts with being dead and then a poster would be made of which the date of your funeral is fixed. On the D-Day, a hole of 6 feets long would be dug and you'll be contained in a coffin and mourned by your friends, family and well-wishers.

The irony of life can be very painful. Ulcer killed him. He was just 24 when death laid its cold hands on him. His mother is now psychotic because victor was her only son and all her money was to give him the best of life.

Yes, I have a phobia and that's Mutual Communication with people above my age. I find it difficult to confront an adult and have a meaningful conversation with even when the person in question tries to get me out of my shell. I've lost lot of adults friends because of my phobia and these are the kind of people that troop in to being friends with me everyday. I don't just see myself doing so though I'm still learning how to conquer such fears. This is a phobia that has made me decline;

• scholarship opportunities
• tutorship and visits
• presentations and financial opportunities

The hope that I have of the dead being brought back to life is enough motivation for me as a whole. I'll see my dead loved ones being brought back to life gives me an assurance that even if I'm to die now, I'll be opportune to be brought back to life. This is one hope I hold on to that motivates me to face my fears whenever it comes. This hope keeps me ready for my fear. By reflecting on this hope everyday, I get motivated.

_{picture of me meditating on the hope of resurrection}

To those faced with fears of different types especially girls as they are more exposed than we are, learn to face your fears as your opponent would always attack when its sees you're always giving in anytime it strikes. To those who fear death, they'll always be a resurrection only for those who do good.

_{screenshots from my bible app}

I invite @eliany, @blessedbee and @mile16