To me, fear is the opposite of faith and we must let faith override the fear; faith that we have angelic protection at all times. Some call it,“ Letting go and letting God.” This act in itself requires faith.
STEPPING THROUGH THE FEAR
By Mary Nell Carson
One of the most profound examples of conquering fear I have ever known is from the book,“ Think and Grow Rich.”
It is a true account set in the early 1900’ s of a little girl, the daughter of a sharecropper, who was sent by her Mother to ask the mean-tempered landowner to send her fifty cents.
He was in his mill, grinding wheat, when he saw the little girl standing inside the door. Impatiently, he asked her what she wanted, and she said,“ My mama needs fifty cents.” He told her to leave because he wouldn’ t do it.
She answered,“ Yes Sir” and continued standing there. When he noticed she was still there he picked up a barrel stave and started toward her, indicating he would hit her with it, and she answered,“ Yes Sir” and remained there, fully aware that he might hit her.
As he stepped closer to her, that timid, frightened little girl took one step TOWARD him and yelled,“ MY MAMA GOTTA HAVE THAT FIFTY CENT.”
The landowner was so shocked at her actions, he looked at her for a few seconds and reached into his pocket and gave her fifty cents.
Still holding him in her power, she continued looking at him and backed slowly out the building, never turning her back on him.
The Law of Sacrifice How did this little child of a sharecropper know she needed to look him in the eye to conquer him?
She knew of no strategies or psychology or human behavior she could use to get that money for her mother. She only knew her mother had to have that money and her determination to get it became a BURNING DESIRE. She was willing to take a beating,( sacrifice) if necessary, to reach her goal.
She had a definite plan and knew the exact amount of money she needed to succeed.
She was willing to make the sacrifice of taking a beating, if necessary.
To me, fear is the opposite of faith and we must let faith override the fear; faith that we have angelic protection at all times. Some call it,“ Letting go and letting God.” This act in itself requires faith.
Was she afraid? You bet she was. Her act of stepping through her fear won her victory.
For me, this true story has been a lamp unto my feet as I have faced many fearful experiences.
To me, fear is the opposite of faith and we must let faith override the fear; faith that we have angelic protection at all times. Some call it,“ Letting go and letting God.” This act in itself requires faith.
What Happened Here
The Think and Grow Rich book explains this in a chapter entitled, The Brain.
It explains that under certain circumstances every human brain is capable of“ picking up” thought impulses which originate in the brains of others. Only highly intensified or“ energized” thought impulses are transmitted from one brain to another through this mysterious process.
To me, this is what happened when the little girl took a step FORWARD, instead of recoiling in fear to the amazement of the landowner. She was energized in her zeal to get what she was sent to get.
Looking him in the eye as she did so was a natural thing to do during the fear.
It’ s an inability to look anywhere else except the object of our fear.
This faith in action added strength to her forward step.
That little girl had no knowledge of any theories or tools to conquer another.
Her act of looking him in the eye was an energized plea, but his brain received that energy as her determination to get that fifty cents and he was conquered by her.
Did she“ think and grow rich?” Yes, she did!
We all have that same power in any adversity. Our success in reaching our goals is determined by having a burning desire and the burning desire embraces any sacrifice we need to make in order to achieve our goal.
The little girl’ s actions are a lesson in tact as she remained respectful in her“ yes sir” answers. The lesson is for us to remain assertive when necessary, but not aggressive or disrespectful toward those who have some influence or power over us.
Thank you, little brave girl, whose spirit lives on as a stellar example of
STEPPING THROUGH THE FEAR
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