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The Silent Enemy: How Fear Shaped Humanity and How Love Restores The Soul
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 30 2026
Pages: 276
Weight: 0.82
Height: 0.58 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Fear has been humanity's silent enemy since the beginning.
From the moment Adam and Eve hid in the garden, fear began shaping the human experience-producing anxiety, shame, stress, insecurity, depression, control, rejection, and a deep sense of separation from God and others.
In The Secret Enemy, David and Kristi Portillo take readers on a powerful journey to uncover the hidden roots of fear and reveal how it continues to influence thoughts, emotions, relationships, and spiritual growth today.
Through practical insights, personal transformation, and a fresh perspective on God's love, this book explores:
- The origin of fear and its impact on humanity
- How fear fuels anxiety, stress, depression, and insecurity
- Why fear creates shame, hiding, and separation
- The connection between fear, control, and broken relationships
- The healing power of forgiveness and trust
- How love restores identity, peace, and freedom
- Living from relationship with God instead of fear
This is more than a book about fear.
It is a roadmap to healing.
A call to freedom.
An invitation to discover the life that becomes possible when love is greater than fear.
If you are tired of living with anxiety, striving, shame, worry, or uncertainty, this book will help you uncover the secret enemy that has been working behind the scenes-and introduce you to the love that has the power to transform everything.
Because fear may have shaped your past, but love can transform your future.
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