Analyze the Four Most Common Elements in Most Human Disturbances
Threat
Threats are one of the most common elements of human disturbances. Human beings are the most intelligent and superior creatures in creation. Humans threaten themselves as a way of establishing dominance and superiority. Some individuals are quick to anger and give threats to people around them, making them live in fear and anxiety. However, some scriptures speak against threats, for example, Matthew 5:38-39, which states that one should not resist threats and instead of threatening back, one should allow them to threaten more. Another scripture, Proverbs 29:11 says that only a foolish person gives threats, but a wise person remains quiet.
Fear
Fear is human nature that is mostly learned or acquired. Humans in earlier times were quick to fear; hence, they were quick to learn survival tactics. Fear comes as a response to a predator or a dangerous situation. The threat of harm that causes anxiety can be either imagined or real and can be for the psychological, emotional or physical well-being of an individual (Asano, Tsuchiya, Ishimura, Lin, Matsumoto, Miyata & Gilbert, 2017). According to the scripture, God commands humans not to be fearful because He knows that the enemy uses fear to limit victories and decrease faith. The words “fear not” appear at least 80 times in the Bible. In Isaiah 43:1, God assures humans and hope that He is with them; hence, should not be fearful.
Anxiety
Whenever one is feeling stressed, the body responds with anxiety. Anxiety is feeling apprehensive, fearful and unsure of what is going to happen. In many cases, people get anxiety before performing a new task such as going to school, starting a new job or going to an interview. The persistent fear and worry about situations may increase the heart rate, cause sweating or constant tiredness (Van den Hout, Gangemi, Mancini, Engelhard, Rijkeboer, van Dams & Klugkist, 2014). The scripture in 1 Peter 5:7 asks humans to cast all their anxiety on God because He cares for them. Another Scripture, Philippians 4:6-7 says that humans should not be anxious about anything, but they should remain prayerful and give their requests to God.
Guilt
Guilt is a self-conscious emotion that involves self-reflection where one feels responsible and regrets an offence. One is mentally conflicted for doing something that they feel they should not have done, and it could be imaginary or real. It is a normal feeling unless it becomes excessive and interferes with an individual’s daily life. The scripture of John 3:17 assures humans that Jesus dies to take away their sins; therefore, they should not feel guilty. Another scripture Ephesians 1:7 says that salvation is a free gist and human beings should not carry guilt with them. Instead, they should seek salvation.
In conclusion, the four common elements in most human disturbance are correlated in some way. One can look at it at two angles whereby if one is threatened, they end up having fear and anxiety. A person who executes the threatening is likely to have guilt within them whether they perform the threat or not. The result is that they become anxious because of the uncertainty that they hold. However, it remains clear that in all the Scriptures, God assures humans and urges them to stay hopeful.
References
Asano, K., Tsuchiya, M., Ishimura, I., Lin, S., Matsumoto, Y., Miyata, H., . . . Gilbert, P. (2017). The development of fears of compassion scale Japanese version. PloS One, 12(10), e0185574. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0185574
Van den Hout, M., Gangemi, A., Mancini, F., Engelhard, I. M., Rijkeboer, M. M., van Dams, M., & Klugkist, I. (2014). Behavior as information about threat in anxiety disorders: A comparison of patients with anxiety disorders and non-anxious controls. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 45(4), 489-495. doi:10.1016/j.jbtep.2014.07.002