What causes you to fear? Today, Pastor Ed will be challenging us to only have a reverential fear of the Lord. When you have a healthy fear of God, you no longer fear man or any other circumstances. Having a fear of the Lord isn't having a terrible fear that He is going to crush you when you mess up. Having the fear of God is having reverence and awe of your Father in Heaven. God is a loving Father that will discipline His children, but you shouldn't have a terrifying fear of Him as His child.