If I were in that situation, my palms would be sweaty, my heart would be pounding, I would think, how will I eat? How will I feed my family? How am I going to get there? What is the correct route? What does it look like? What do I do next? Where will I find work? There would be a spirit of fear. Luke 1:72-76 “to show mercy to our ancestors and to remember his holy covenant, the oath he swore to our father Abraham: to rescue us from the hand of our enemies, and to enable us to serve him without fear in holiness and righteousness before him all our days. And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him.” Psalm 56:3 “But when I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.“ĥ. Do not be afraid do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.“Ĥ. Joshua 1:9 “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. I will strengthen you and help you I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.“ģ. Isaiah 41:10 “So do not fear, for I am with you do not be dismayed, for I am your God. Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.“Ģ. I would have been lost, dead, destitute, etc.”ġ. Help me to know that your provision, your help, your guidance, your favor, your love, your strength, is not based upon my performance because if it was. Help me to block the negative words of the enemy. You have to be still and get to know who He us. I know it’s easier said than done, but if God is in control, you never have to worry about a thing! There is nothing that goes on in your life that He doesn’t know about. God says, “don’t worry about your life. I will be your Provider. Don’t believe them! The cure for those struggling with these discouraging thoughts is to trust in the Lord. You must recognize where these thoughts come from. You think that something bad is going to happen. If you’re anything like me, you have faced these battles in your mind. I’ve been there and I’ve struggled with this. He can confuse even the godliest believers and cause them to live in anxiety. You can have a secure job and Satan will send fear and cause you to think, “what if I get fired.” Sometimes he will say things like “God will cause you to lose your job to test you.” Even if nothing in your life warrants fear, he will send forth confusion and discouraging thoughts.
One thing that Satan wants to do to believers is cause them to live in fear. “A perfect faith would lift us absolutely above fear.” George MacDonald “If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been.” Robert H. The devil loves a fearful Christian!” Billy Graham “Fear can paralyze us and keep us from believing God and stepping out in faith. Courage means you don’t let fear stop you.” “Courage doesn’t mean you don’t get afraid. “Fear arises when we imagine that everything depends on us.” - Elisabeth Elliot
“Worry is a cycle of inefficient thoughts whirling around a center of fear.” Corrie Ten Boom “It is better to make a thousand failures than to be too cowardly to ever undertake anything.” Clovis G. “With the power of God within us, we need never fear the powers around us.” Woodrow Kroll “Fear is born of Satan, and if we would only take time to think a moment we would see that everything Satan says is founded upon a falsehood.” A. If He can cover our sins with the blood of His Son, can’t He cover our lives? We cast so much doubt on our loving Father, the Creator of the universe. We must be a people who trust in the Lord and know that He is in control. There is no reason to live life in fear of things that have not occurred.
God has brought you out of that sin, God has fixed your marriage, God has provided for you, God has given you a job, God has healed you, God has restored your relationship with others, but Satan says, “what if you enter into another trial? What if that pain returns? What if you lose your job? What if you get rejected?” It is the devil who lodges seeds of doubt into our mind and says, “what if He doesn’t provide? What if God does not love you? What if God stopped listening to your prayers? What if God leaves you stranded?” He creates so many “what ifs” and anxious thoughts. Satan will try to increase our fear, but remember God’s faithfulness in the past. Sometimes to overcome your fears, you’re going to have to face your fears, but once again take comfort because God is with you.
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