Tuesday, May 6, 2008

CAMPUS PHOBIA

I don't know what scares you. What scares most people are:
10 - death
9 - thunder and lightning
8 - cancer
7 - heights
6 - vomiting (sorry)
5 - confined spaces
4 - wide open spaces
3 - flying
2 - people and social situations
1 - spiders

Fear is an ancient and universal emotion. It can be defined as the sensation that you are in danger, that something bad is about to happen. Fear is almost always accompanied by a host of disturbing physical symptoms. When it is not justified by the presence of real danger or threat, or by any rational cause, then we have what is called a phobia.

Know what MY phobia is? It's standing in front of 250-300 senior high school students and talking to them about something relevant. How intimidating is that?

The very first time "FEAR" is mentioned in the Bible is in Genesis 9 when God tells Noah that, as a human being with authority over the rest of the planet, the fish and animals and birds would live in FEAR of the elder Noah. But it doesn't say that high school students would have any fear of their elders. I read it several times and it's definitely not there.

That's what's happening in 36 hours for me. "OK. HANG ON. I'M GOIN' IN!"

Be blessed.

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