Granddaddy of all wrong thinking: "I'm afraid."
Fear is at the root of just about every negative thing
that happens in our lives. We’re afraid of failing,
afraid of being alone, or rejected; afraid of running
out of money; afraid that people will let us down;
that we won’t find a spouse, or a job; and the list goes
on and on. All fear is rooted in the core belief that
God’s Word won’t work. For example, the fear of not
having enough is rooted in the fear that Phil. 4:19
isn’t true. If you believe that “God will supply all
your needs according to His riches...” then fear
leaves.
1. Meditate on the fact that God’s Word is true. In
John 17:17 Jesus said, “Thy Word is truth.” What God
says is fact—whether you feel it, whether you see it,
whether you have ever experienced it.
2. Consider God’s track record. 1 Kings 8:56 says,
"Thanks be to the Lord. He has given rest to His
people Israel. He has done all that He promised.
Every word has come true of all His good promise,
which He promised...” (New Life Version). He has
done all that He has promised. He has never failed.
Fear leaves when you can rely on something that
can’t fail. There are over 1000 predictions or
prophecies in the Bible—promises that God made
before they happened. The chances of merely 17 of
these coming to pass is ONE out of 450 billion x 1
billion x 1 trillion! Yet, not one of these 1000
promised have failed. In fact, to this day, 668 of them
have already been fulfilled. What does that tell us?
God keeps His Word.
3. Accept the truth that what we fear comes upon
us. In Job 3:25 Job feared that his children would
curse God, and that’s what happened. When you
realize fear has the power to produce negative
results, you stop dabbling in it. When a child learns
what fire can do, he no longer plays with matches!
4. Perfect love casts out fear...1 John 4:18. Flood
your mind with thoughts of love—God’s love for you,
what He was willing to do to rescue you. If He would
die for you, while you were in sin, separated from
God; what wouldn’t He do for you? There’s just
nothing He wouldn’t do for you! Think on that, and
fear will leave.
5. There is a promise, from God’s Word, for every
need you will ever experience. In fact there are
over 7000 promises in the Bible. That’s 7000 solutions
to life’s problems! For example, there is a promise of
protection in Psalm 91:1-12, which delivers you from
the fear of tragedy.
6. Pause and think about the fact that God is with
you. Psalm 23:4 says, “Though I walk through the
valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil—for
YOU ARE WITH ME.” God’s presence is the secret to
a fear-free life. All fear ultimately is a sense of God’s
absence, or our separation from God. By contrast, a
sense of God’s presence delivers us from fear.
Hebrews 10:19 says we enter the holy place of His
presence by the blood of Jesus. YOU ARE IN HIS
PRESENCE, NOW—therefore fear not!
THINK IT & SAY IT...
God’s Word is true, whether I feel it or not. He has
kept all of His promises, and has never failed. Fear
leaves me because I rely on something that can’t fail
—His promises. What I fear comes upon me,
therefore I will fear ONLY GOD, and He will come
upon me! God loves me perfectly, and I will not
think otherwise, no matter what! God has made
7000 promises to me, because He knows we need
them! God is with me, and therefore I will fear no
evil, in Jesus’ Name! God has not give you a spirit of
fear, but power love and a sound mind.
by Gregory Dickow
great idea and work
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