Fear:
· Clouds our judgment.
How do we break the bondage and cycle of fear? By choosing to
believe God
through acting upon His promises. So right now, if you are
struggling with
fear, choose to believe these promises:
God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power and of
love and of a
sound mind. (II Timothy 1:7 - KJV)
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
Therefore
we will not fear, through the earth give way and the mountains
fall into the
heart of the sea. Be still, and know that I am God; I will be
exalted among
the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. (Psalm 46:1,2a, 10)
I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all
my fears.
The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them
from all
their troubles. (Psalm 34:4, 17)
It was amidst the storm that Jesus told Peter to step out of the
boat and
walk on the water to Him. The moment he looked away from the
Master to the
circumstances, Peter's faith turned to fear and he began to
sink. And so it
is with us. (Matthew 14:22- 34)
You and I have a simple choice to make: Either we will allow the
demons of
fear, doubt, inadequacy etc., to paralyze and diminish us into
spiritual
midgets, or we will live above life's crippling circumstances by
choosing to
believe and act upon His promises.
QUESTION: Today, which do you choose? Faith or fear?
REMEMBER that FEAR is: False Evidence Appearing Real
FEAR is the opposite of faith, and is displeasing to God: My
righteous one
shall live by faith. And if he shrinks back, I will not be
pleased with him.
Without faith, it is impossible to please God. (Hebrews 10:38;
11:6a)
· Paralyzes our actions.
· Causes us to delay. Rationalize. Over-spiritualize.
· Promotes paranoia.
· Induces us to think irrationally; to lose objectivity.
· Destroys our trust in others.
· Diminishes our ability to believe. Risk. Act.
· May be a reason we impute wrong motives to others.
· Is often the product of our pride.
· Refuses to believe God is there; is in control, and can be
trusted or
taken seriously.
