Infidelity of fear is one major bane of success. Fear is the greatest enemy of success. The scourge of fear is in its torture. And fear has wreaked havoc and left unmitigated damages to the psyche of many individuals. Many dreams have been battered, many visions have been blighted and many destinies shattered, all because of the torture of fear. Fear has a subtle means of caging men in the dungeon of mediocrity by taming their potential. Its torture infringes on the freedom of people to express or unleash their potential. Hence we cannot succeed in the atmosphere of fear. This explicitly captures what I have termed the infidelity of fear.
Don’t let fear place a lid over the treasure box of your potential – Chidi O. Kalu
The infidelity of fear is a dangerous threat to success. By now, I know many of us are curious and eager to know what this infidelity of fear is all about, or what fear has to do with infidelity and vice versa. One danger of fear is that it turns men into infidels. Infidelity in this regard is not about unfaithfulness to one’s spouse or partner, rather infidelity in this context is about unfaithfulness to a moral obligation. Every one of us is under a moral obligation to succeed in life. Hence success is not the exclusive right of a certain class of people. It is open to all and sundry irrespective of their background provided they meet the requirements.
There is nothing we cannot achieve in life including fulfilling the moral obligation of success since we have the capacity to succeed. Not believing in your ability or in God the source of your ability will amount to the infidelity of fear. Fear strips us of all our abilities to succeed and confines us to the dungeon of mediocrity. Fear can turn you into an infidel, a situation where you begin to doubt your ability. It has a demeaning effect on the individual worldview. And looking through the prism of life tainted with fear all one could see is impossibilities, doubt, and unbelief.
Basically, you will not know what you are capable of until you give it a try. Infidelity of fear makes you ignorant of your self-worth. In other words, your capability defines your self-worth. However, when you are in doubt of your capabilities your self-worth will also be in doubt. Moreover, you cannot develop your potential without giving it a try. Fear makes you rusty. A life of fear is characterized by low self-esteem, self-pity, and self-defeat. Then a situation arises where you eventually lose faith in your abilities.
Let’s say your mind is a treasure box, and inside it is great potential, (treasures) that you must freely express or trade with for you to be successful in life. Now, what infidelity of fear does is that it closes this treasure box and buries these wonderful potentials, and makes sure you don’t express them. This is one major reason why many are unsuccessful today. Not that they don’t have what it takes but because of fear of expressing their talents.
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels that the Excellency of power may be of God and not of us - 2 Corinthians 4: 7
Hence, to checkmate the incidence of the infidelity of fear, you must get rid of your fear. Don’t let your challenges intimidate you to the extent of throwing in the towel, rather do everything possible to overcome them. Remember your potentials are your asset in your quest to succeed. The ante dote to the poison of fear is your faith. Have faith in God and also believe in your abilities. You have all it takes to succeed.
