Fear of the unknown is one thing that every human being can relate to. We long for comfort and things that are familiar. The unknown scares us because there is no assurance of safety that everything or anything will be just as good or better than it was before. Fear of the unknown brings people to a point where they choose to chase illusions and delusions of a distorted reality instead of facing the reality that they shudder at. Taking a leap into the unknown is jumping out of a plane knowing that your parachute only has a 50% chance of opening. With those odds, no one would take that jump. We fear the unknown because have no faith. We have no faith in anything. If you claim to be a Christian, yet fear the unknown, then you lack faith that God has a plan and a purpose. If you claim to be a Christian, yet are scared of what will happen to you after you die, then your faith isn’t strong enough. Thanatophobia. The fear of death. Some people are afraid of being dead while others are afraid of actually dying. The fear of death in general is rooted in the fear of what comes after the life that we are living today. Paul says in Philippians 1:21 that his death is gain. For all true Christians, death is gain. Without death there could be no life. Life after death is the greatest unknown. Don’t fear the unknown. Faith is the opposite fear. If you trust the Creator of the universe then you’ll realize that to Him, nothing is unknown. Trust God. Don’t fear the unknown.
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