Good News - May 2021

LIVE THE LIFE 37 MAY 2021 www.goodnewsfl.org Good News • South Florida Edition Understanding our response when afraid Once we identify our Core Fears we can examine why we re- spond that way when a conflict arises in our marriage or someone we share life with is careless with their words. As I said, our core fears usually are based in our past. My primary core fear was that I never felt good enough, so if something happened or something was said that triggered that fear, I would withdraw. After I pondered those feelings and examined where they were birthed, I realized it was in childhood when I felt so inferior to my family mem- bers. I was born into a family of athletes, and I had zero athletic ability; I couldn’t even do a cartwheel. So, I played the piano and hoped to excel in the area of music until I walked the halls of FSU Music School and listened to people prac- ticing in the music halls. I interrupted one student and asked how long they had been playing, and they responded with “6 months.” I felt that although I had played 15 years that I’d never be good enough, so I withdrew and rarely played ever again. Today, when I feel that same sense of not being good enough, I’m re- minded that I’m good enough for Christ to die on the cross for me. Perfect love casts out fear. Lisa May is Executive Director of Live the Life South Florida. She can be reached at [email protected], by mail at 5110 N. Federal Hwy. Suite 102, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33308, or visit livethelifesoflo.org for every child in Florida! Statewide Partnering with: www.careportal.org/getinvolved Get Involved. A technology platform connecting churches and communities in Florida with partners and resources to reach children and families in crisis. 2200 SW 10th St. Deerfield Beach, FL 33442 [email protected] - 954 637 2268 @southfloridabiblecollege APPLY NOW! Save $75 application fee for the month of November SFBC.EDU/ GOODNEWS Access the link to receive this promotion SAVE $75 TODAY Christian Counseling EARN A BACHELORS DEGREE IN AT SOUTH FLORIDA BIBLE COLLEGE