The fear of death keeps people off jets and in cars, which is a more deadly form of transportation.

The fear of death exerts tremendous force over people in this world.

It makes us irrational.

So what counsel do we have for Christians who live under a perpetual fear of their own

mortality?

A question arise from a woman who has not given us her name, Hello, Pastor John.

I have listened to the podcast on YouTube for several months now and finally built up enough

courage to ask a question of my own.

I've been building a relationship with God and have thankfully been delivered from a love of

alcohol.

I'm 25, married to a godly man, and have been struggling with the thought of death now on a daily basis.

I think it started when my friend passed last year.

Before that, a friend of mine and my sister, just months apart, both had dreams that I

died while I was still drinking by the grace of God, he allowed me to let go of that habit,

but I can't stop thinking that something will happen to me.

I decided to get to the root that I have a fear of death.

All I sometimes think of is dark depressing thoughts and I do not want to live my life like this.

Please, Pastor John, can you give me some insight?

My experience over the years is that sometimes God delivers people from the bondage of fixations,

like the fixation with the possibility of dying, in a roundabout way that seems surprising.

So if this seems roundabout, what I'm about to do, roundabout and jolting, hold on and at least

give it consideration. I'm picking up first, she doesn't give us her names, I'll just call her

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