30 Days to Taming Your Fears: Practical Help for a More Peaceful and Productive Life

by Deborah Smith Pegues

Overview

Deborah Smith Pegues, behavioral specialist and bestselling author of 30 days to Taming Your Tongue (more than 500,000 copies sold), sheds light on rational and irrational fears and offers readers a path of hope and assurance.

With her trademark clarity and practical wisdom, Deborah addresses spiritual, relational, physical safety, financial, and emotional fears with godly principles and straightforward helps. Each step of the way, she gives readers power over fear by helping them understand:

• the foundation of their fears
• God’s perspective on their specific anxiety, fear, or phobia
• how to respond to fear triggers with information, awareness, and confidence
• ways to embrace healthy fears and to resist unhealthy ones
• how neutralizing their fears maximizes their life

This will be an invaluable resource for anyone walking the minefield of constant apprehensions who is ready to exchange fear for the peace which passes all understanding.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780736941402
Publisher:	Harvest House Publishers
Publication date:	08/01/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	392 KB

About the Author

Deborah Smith Pegues is a CPA/MBA, certified John Maxwell Leadership Coach and Speaker, certified behavior consultant, Bible teacher, and international speaker. She has written 16 transformational books, including the bestselling 30 Days to Taming Your Tongue (over one million sold worldwide) and Emergency Prayers. She and her husband, Darnell, have been married nearly 40 years.

Deborah Smith Pegues is a CPA/MBA, certified John Maxwell Leadership Coach and Speaker, certified behavior consultant, Bible teacher, and international speaker. She has written 16 transformational books, including the bestselling 30 Days to Taming Your Tongue (over one million sold worldwide) and Emergency Prayers. She and her husband, Darnell, have been married nearly 40 years.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 7

Prologue: Anxieties, Fears, and Phobias 9

Part I Health and Safety Fears

1 Fear of Dying 17

2 Fear of Doctors and Needles 23

3 Fear of Becoming Disabled 29

4 Fear of Creepy, Crawly Things 35

5 Fear of Dogs 39

6 Fear of Enclosed Spaces 45

7 Fear of Heights 49

8 Fear of Flying 53

9 Fear of Drowning 57

10 Fear of Natural Disasters 61

11 Fear of Terrorism 67

12 Fear of Crime and Violence 71

Part 2 Relational Fears

13 Fear of Loneliness 77

14 Fear of Commitment 83

15 Fear of Intimacy 89

16 Fear of Rejection 93

17 Fear of Losing a Loved One 99

18 Fear of Social Situations 105

Part 3 Psychological Fears

19 Fear of Inadequacy 111

20 Fear of Public Speaking 115

21 Fear of Gaining Weight 123

22 Fear of Aging 129

23 Fear of Helplessness or Losing Control 135

24 Fear of Change and Letting Go 141

25 Fear of Failure 147

Part 4 Financial Fears

26 Fear of Success 155

27 Fear of Lack 161

28 Fear of Losing a Job 165

29 Fear of Investing or Losing Money 171

30 Fear of Retiring Poor 177

Epilogue: Neutralize Your Fear…Get Your Life in Gear 183

Appendix 1 Fear-fighting Scriptures 187

Appendix 2 Fear-Banishing Prayer 191

Notes 193

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“What can I say, this book came right on time. The book helped me to detect the trademarks of fear and I’ve therefore been able to more effectively minister to people. I’m able to use the scriptures to advise them through the fearful pitfalls in their lives.

“The book has given me so much understanding and wisdom. It has helped me to tame some of my fears and I am certain it will do the same for anyone embraces the percepts laid out in the pages of this book.”
—Yvonne

Editorial Reviews

What can I say, this book came right on time. The book helped me to detect the trademarks of fear and I’ve therefore been able to more effectively minister to people. I’m able to use the scriptures to advise them through the fearful pitfalls in their lives.

“The book has given me so much understanding and wisdom. It has helped me to tame some of my fears and I am certain it will do the same for anyone embraces the percepts laid out in the pages of this book.”
—Yvonne

“What can I say, this book came right on time. The book helped me to detect the trademarks of fear and I’ve therefore been able to more effectively minister to people. I’m able to use the scriptures to advise them through the fearful pitfalls in their lives.

“The book has given me so much understanding and wisdom. It has helped me to tame some of my fears and I am certain it will do the same for anyone embraces the percepts laid out in the pages of this book.”
—Yvonne

From the Publisher