Faith Community Church Of Hopkinton

To check out the video Pastor Mike referenced this week: https://www.youtube.com/v/IY-FzWumn_A?start=122&end=216   Fear is an interesting emotion. We are called to 'fear God' - respect His power, His wrath over injustice and His holy distinction. Healthy fear can also keep us from danger and personal harm. Yet, it can immobilize us so that we try to control life and relationships in order to minimize threat. Because of fear, we may not take risks that could grow us or advance our mission in life. Godly people surrender to the fact that life has inherent risks that we cannot control. They learn to distinguish between a foolish risk (one whose outcome can be detrimental) versus a risk of faith (one whose outcome can be beneficial to other people, God's reputation or God's call on your life).  Godly people grow familiar with God, His nature and power, so that they have confidence and security in Him to protect them. They stop trying to control the conditions of their life and relationships by learning t