Sentences with phrase «fear of pain drives»

Fear of pain drives many people to depression, addiction, staying in situations that suck the life out of them, and other self - sabotaging and abusive patterns.

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The pain and anguish we feel every day, the suffering of being separated from God that has so numbed our souls, the despair and fear that drives us to live as we do, was felt for the very first time by Jesus on the cross when sin came upon Him.

Sex drives are intense during the late teens; the pain of loneliness is also a compelling force, as is the fear of being passed by in the mate - selection years.

In fear, fear of death, of pain, of despair, of fear itself, I have prayed for strength, for hope, for courage, but perhaps like you I have always felt it foolish to pray that the pain itself would go away, although I have been driven to my knees by the immense force of several terrible events.

«It is indeed better (as no one ever could deny) that men should be led to worship God by teaching, than that they should be driven to it by fear of punishment or pain; but it does not follow that because the former course produces the better men, therefore those who do not yield to it should be neglected.

By recapturing the feelings of such an hour, the pain and fear of loneliness which help to motivate the drive to relate become vivid.

Giving up so many things due to fear of causing more pain: planting flowers, playing the guitar, watching a movie comfortably, driving a car longer than a few minutes, surfing the Web, volunteering at my kids schools.

A non-comprehensive list of the powers Lucy acquires over the course of the film: perfect marksmanship, extreme agility, and instantaneous reflexes; the ability to control TVs and cell phones from thousands of miles away; immunity to pain and fear; telepathy, telekinesis, and clairvoyance; expertise in driving a car really fast into oncoming traffic; teleportation across time and space; and the capacity to alter her existing body parts or grow new ones.

Motivation can be driven by the feelings of pleasure or pain, hope or fear, and social acceptance or rejection.

I know last month's article was a little depressing but it was important and here's why: We take daily actions in pursuit of a better life, to move away from pain and towards happiness, while the underlying emotions of fear and greed drive us.