Do you remember your childhood fear? Some may have had more than others and some may have been more intense. All childhood fears feel real no matter how fantastical they appear. You may have feared monsters, the dark, spiders, snakes, strangers, or getting lost. Do you remember how scared you were? How real the fear felt? No matter how improbable, the feeling of fear was real. As we grow older and mature our fears change. As an adult you may fear losing your job, failure, your spouse or maybe even God!
With Halloween approaching it seems like a good time to explore some of our childhood fears from a different point of view. We’ll start with one of the most common – Fear of Monsters. Do you remember the bogey man or in my case Gill Man? Gill man was a creature my uncle made up to scare us. Gill Man lived in the Gulf of Mexico. He walked on two legs and ate little children. Later, I found out Gill Man was loosely based on the Creature form the Black Lagoon.
Children and adults are afraid of monsters. That’s why we created superheroes. They protect us from monsters. Don’t tell a child either aren’t real! Our minds believe in both. Real fear comes from our enemy, Satan, who spends his time creating monsters. Superheroes usually win by turning the situation around. What’s the opposite of fear? Whether you’re afraid of the monster under your bed or in your closet, remember God is not the author of fear. Monsters are real and we face them daily. Perfect love casts out all fear. Revelation 12 - …And they overcame him by the blood of the lamb and the word of their testimony.
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