How much do you fear dying?

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I’m someone who is not suicidal, but want to die and be with God in Heaven! I fear the pain and suffering that can accompany death, but the act of dying is welcomed by me.

It’s common for people to to fear dying, and I suspect that the majority of respondents experience fear.
 
As a nurse I’ve held the hands of many folks as they leave this world and enter the next one. Only rarely have these deaths been horrible, and yes, I have seen some horrific deaths. But for the most part death is pretty peaceful.
My only hope for my own death is that I not die alone, that someone who cares about me will be sitting with me holding my hand.
 
Many people, no doubt, probably hope they have not deluded themselves in the confessional.:cool:
 
I don’t fear death. I pray that when my time comes it’s quick and painless. I also pray that I’m remembered as a woman of God.
 
As long as I think I am ready to go to heaven, I shall not fear.
 
Not as much afraid death as to what happens after it. In short, I’m afraid of not going to Heaven. Whether that means going to Hell, or there being no afterlife.
 
How much? Not as much as I used to. Faith has a way of easing the fear of death.

~Liza
 
I am pretty fearful…as much as I want to be out of this body, I still think I am not ready to face God yet, either.
 
The more you confront death via disease or other means, the less power it has and the less fearsome it becomes. I have suffered in this life, continue to suffer and hope to suffer more, as it is through suffering that our lives become Christ-like. Some or all of our purgatory is suffered out in this life. That is a blessing, and not a curse. Yet, I know that my life has been spared for a reason, and I must serve the Lord while suffering for that reason to be fulfilled. Life is a gift, not a sentence. We are bound to protect and enjoy the gift which we have received from the Lord. If we do not, the fault is ours and not God’s. I know that my sins have merited many lifetimes of suffering, yet the merciful Lord grants us only a single life in which to bear our crosses. If that is not evidence of His love and mercy, I do not know what is.
 
I’m sometimes awake at 4am wondering if there really is a God or an afterlife.

I’m also sometimes awake at 5am afraid that there is a God and an afterlife and that I’m doomed to Hell.

Sometimes I feel fine with God and trust that He will look after me as long as I do the best I can.

I suppose that’s why it’s called Faith.
 
Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering - and it’s all over much too soon.
-Woody Allen

We all hope for better things in our life. Isn’t it odd that even most people who either suffer or have a difficult life want to cling onto it with great defiance of a pending death. That’s because life is a most prescious gift and God has a plan for each of us. Until we fulfill his will for us in that life and complete what he has for us to do, we will fear death.
 
I’m not so much afraid of the actual dying. I’m afraid of the Judgement that will follow. I wish I had known then not to do anything you’d be ashamed to actually tell your Holy Judge! I only pray that I am worthy of being allowed to gain entrance into Heaven. Jesus, I trust in You!
 
LIke many others here, I don’t fear death as much as I fear what comes after. Am I worthy enough for Heaven? I sure hope I am someday.
As a nurse I have watched many die, so comfortably and beautifully, and some not so nicely. Having someone there to assist and pray would mean the world.
 
I’m definitely pretty fearful of death. My greatest fear is “forever” and I find the idea of Heaven almost as scary as the idea of Hell.
 
At this point in time, my greatest fear of dying is related to my family, I’m not sure how they can handle themselves.
 
Irish_Eyes_826 said:
I’m definitely pretty fearful of death. My greatest fear is “forever” and I find the idea of Heaven almost as scary as the idea of Hell.
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If you don’t mind explaining…why do you find Heaven almost as scary as the idea of hell?
 
I’m extremely fearful of dying/death, I tried paragliding last year and I was scared out of my mind, it took everything I had to not freak out (and puke). I’ve never been very happy to be alive, there are 2 things basically that keep me alive: fear of death and a dim hope that things will get better, although nothing warrants it. Remove the fear of death and God’s judgment and I’m out of this place within a few days/weeks (enough time to total my credit card basically:)). As someone with SA, I’m fearful of many things (life, future, others, never making it, dying lonely and miserable etc.) so it’s only fitting I should fear death.
 
Irish_Eyes_826 said:
I’m definitely pretty fearful of death. My greatest fear is “forever” and I find the idea of Heaven almost as scary as the idea of Hell.
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I think I understand. It’s not necessarily the idea of Heaven that scares me, it’s the idea of eternity. This limited world is all I know, and passing from this one and living forever in the next is… wow.
 
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