During the last two years, “Faith over Fear†has become a guiding philosophy, and for some people a battle cry, for dealing with the ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and everything else going on in the world. All in all, faith over fear is a good mantra. Multiple verses in the Bible give this advice, and there are women and men throughout the Old and New Testaments who amazing examples of people who practiced faith over fear. Abraham following God’s command to pack up his family and leave everything he knew for the promise of a new, completely unknown place is just one example. On some level preaching “faith of fear†seems natural and easy, but how it works on practical, personal level is a bigger challenge. As someone who is Christian and a scientist, I find that having faith over fear involves considering the situation, understanding the possible dangers, asking (praying) for wisdom from others who have more experience and knowledge about the options for dealing with the possible outcomes, and acting with faith that God will be with me regardless of what happens. In other words, during scary times it has served me well to pray and post a guard. This strategy has served me well so far, especially when I had preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome.
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