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Five Reaction Styles to Fear
When the boogeyman knocks on your door
My heart is in anguish within me;
the terrors of death have fallen on me.
Fear and trembling have beset me;
horror has overwhelmed me (Psalm 55:4, NIV)
Imagine this: After enduring Walmart, you walk to your car, slip the key in the ignition and some guy hops in next to you demanding your cash or he’ll shoot. What would you do?
In a newscast I watched 11 years ago, a 92-year-old woman tells her attacker no — thrice. Next, she explains to the intruder why his plan is not a good idea.
“I’ll go to heaven, and you’ll go to hell,” she cautioned.
With calm assurance, she points out that Jesus is with her, even now in the car. After ministering to the man for 10 minutes, tears rolled down his face. The woman told him she wanted to give him all the money she had voluntarily ($10).
Then she warned him —
“You better not spend it on whiskey!”
How did it end?
He thanked her for the money, kissed her on the cheek, and went home to pray. No wonder Jesus hangs out with her. What a woman.
