fear of those challenges will be cast out if truly the love of God which draws us closer to him is in our heart. The absence of the fear of God make us get involved in various ungodly acts; knowing fully well that those things which are frowned at by God makes us fear their punishments, not God! Does that mean we shouldn't fear him because we think we can do whatever that pleases us? No. having the fear of God means loving him as we tend to abstain from various forms of worldly things we are not normally meant to do. some people say it is not exactly fear; but a kind of reverential trust, an understanding of how great God is. The fact is;if the truth of the matter needs to be told and not in any way running from it; fear means fear and nothing more. Yet, the bible wants us to love God and tells us that "perfect love expels all fear." We could talk of fear in terms of human reaction to it or biblical understanding of it. Fear of God is the beginning of wisdom and when we have wisdom, the knowledge of God comes in which eventually makes us fully understand who God is. It gives; wisdom, knowledge and understanding to do virtually all things. When there is fear of God, we won't be filled with the will to hurt, kill, harm or endanger any other creature. The fear of God leads to life and anybody that has it abide in satisfaction and will not be visited by evil. Lets then grow and develop in the fear of God