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ENUMCLAW, Wash., October 22 /Christian Newswire/ -- "Among the many lessons of the homeland terrorist attacks of 2001 was that fear has powerful public health implications. People chose to drive instead of flying, thereby raising their risk of injury or death. Thousands took broad-spectrum antibiotics to prevent possible anthrax infections, thereby accelerating antimicrobial resistance. Such potentially harmful actions were taken by people seeking a sense of safety because they were afraid." This is according to George M. Gray and David P. Ropeik's HealthAffairs.org article, "Dealing with the Danger of Fear: The Role of Risk Communication." The piece goes on to note a post-9/11 increase in gun sales and stress-related problems like insomnia and unusual anger. It ends with a look at how communication and perceived risk play a role in public fear.

The article stands as a reminder that we live in a scarier world now than we did before September 11, 2001. At least that's what we perceive. Real, imagined or blown out of proportion, fear takes its toll on everything from our sleep to our decisions. What can a person do aside from avoiding all contact with media, people, and anything else that might trigger that dreaded feeling of doom? How can we keep fear from ruling our minds and eventually our lives?

For Pastor David Komolafe the answer is simple. We must learn to apply the biblical principle to fear not. "To every fear there is a fear not," Komolafe says. He offers these answers to readers in his book "365 Days of Fear Not." Each one-page daily reading includes a verse, a practical principle to apply against your fear, and a prayer to help you affirm that God will deliver you. Komolafe encourages readers to meditate on each day's reading to make the truth stick. "The eternal Word of God is the only antidote to overcome your fear . . . Walking by faith and abounding in love gives you courage."

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