Category Archives: fear of death

Fear & Loathing in Hawaii

April 12, 2012 · by · in accepting Christ, addiction, alcohol and drug abuse, believer, discipleship, drug abuse, fear of death, hospitalized, Jesus Christ, personal testimony, quite useful,, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, spiritual lessons, spiritual warfare, understanding, Very helpful

A year before I received Christ as my Savior, I was hospitalized in a U.S. Army psychiatric ward.  My uniform was replaced with the distinctive attire of a mental patient.  Ironically, I had been attached to the same hospital as a medic on the labor & delivery floor.  And to make things only slightly more surreal was that [...]

Love, Not Nails

March 27, 2012 · by · in believer, death, deliverance, discipleship, faith, faithfulness, fear of death, Jesus Christ, lessons learned,, personal comments, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, spiritual lessons, theology, trust, understanding, Very helpful

When Jesus walked the Via Dolorosa, it was an intentional act. There was no fear in being crucified. He carried His cross like a well earned trophy. Jesus understood perfectly what was going to happen. “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep.” John 10:11, NLT It was love, [...]

A Spot for You, No Matter What

December 15, 2011 · by · in believer, devotional, discipleship, fear of death, God, heaven, Jesus Christ, love, mental illness, personal comments, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, spiritual lessons, understanding, Very helpful

“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Thee.” (Isa. 26:3) All we need to do in time of sorrow and loneliness is to stay our minds upon God, to trust Him, to rest in Him, to nestle in His love. We remember where John was found the night of the [...]

Dealing with the Ultimate Fear?

August 15, 2011 · by · in alcohol and drug abuse, believer, death, depression, discipleship, eternal life, faith, fear, fear of death, heaven, helpful, Jesus Christ, mental illness, personal comments, personal testimony, promises, resurrection, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, spiritual lessons, theology, understanding, Very helpful

When I was a boy I was terrified of death.  The very thought of being six feet deep in a small box, with maggots, rottenness and decay terrorized me.  I also had an incredible fear that someone would make a mistake and that I would wake up entombed in a buried coffin.  Just thinking about it now [...]

Rip Tide Lessons

August 9, 2011 · by · in believer, death, deliverance, discipleship, faith, fear, fear of death, Jesus Christ, lessons learned,, personal comments, personal testimony, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, spiritual lessons, trials, understanding, Very helpful

In the late 1990s, Lynn and I were based about 200 miles south of Tijuana, Mexico.  We would be working in Baja in the sleepy little village of San Telmo.  It was hard work, but we would take day trips to a beach on the Pacific Ocean.  One beach in particular, was a favorite place for surfers. [...]

Your Anxiety Understood

June 7, 2011 · by · in anxiety, believer, bipolar disorder, confusion, crisis, despair, failure, fear, fear of death, GAD, life lessons, mental illness, outside source, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, suicide, symptoms, understanding, Very helpful

Common anxiety symptoms include: Body (anxiety symptoms commonly associated with the body in general): Allergy problems, increase in allergies (number, sensitivity, reactions, lengthier reactions) Back pain, stiffness, tension, pressure, soreness, spasms, immobility in the back or back muscles Blanching (looking pale, loss of color in the face or skin) Blushing, turning red, flushed face, flushed [...]

Someday, We Will Wear White

January 27, 2011 · by · in believer, biography, eternal life, fear of death, heaven, theology

by Robert Murray McCheyne As long as you live in your mortal body, you will be faulty in yourself. It is a soul-ruining error to believe anything else. Oh, if ye would be wise, be often looking beneath the robe of the Redeemer’s righteousness to see your own deformity. It will make you keep faster [...]

Hearing or Dying?

January 14, 2011 · by · in believer, cross, discipleship, fear of death, fruitfulness, Jesus Christ, kingdom of God, life lessons, ministry, personal comments, self-centered, servanthood, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, spiritual lessons, understanding, Very helpful

“I tell you the truth, a grain of wheat must fall to the ground and die to make many seeds. But if it never dies, it remains only a single seed.25 Those who love their lives will lose them, but those who hate their lives in this world will keep true life forever.” John 12:24-25, [...]

How to Die Well

December 31, 2010 · by · in believer, church life, despondancy, discipleship, encouragement, eternal life, faith, fear of death, Jesus Christ, life lessons, mental health, peace, personal comments, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, spiritual lessons, understanding, Very helpful

“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,    I will fear no evil, for you are with me;    your rod and your staff,    they comfort me.” Psalm 23:4, ESV   My generation simply doesn’t know how to die well.  There are so many conflicting messages and attitudes which have steered us away from [...]

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