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No
fear Here!
God does not want us to have any fear ~ none at
all. Fear is of the devil. II Tim. 1:7, “God has not
given us a spirit of fear, but of love, and of power,
and of a sound mind.”
Rev. 21:7-8, “He who overcomes
shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he
shall be My son. But the fearful, unbelieving,
and the abominable, and murderers, and sexually
immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall
have their part in the lake which burns with fire and
brimstone, which is the second death.”
Did you notice what God lists
with fear?
I John 4:18, “There is no fear
in love, but perfect love casts out fear, because fear
has torment. But
he who fears has not been made perfect in love.”
And 4:8 says, “God is love,” so that means
there is no fear in God!
IT’S
A GROWING THING
When you know how much God loves you, all fear
vanishes. If you have any worry, anxieties, or dread,
then you need to work on reprogramming your mind
(Rom.12:2) to God’s love. Two helpful
brochures: God Loves Me & Trusting God. This
is something you must do. Steps to increase
God’s love in your heart are on the back under How
to get rid of fear.
Incidentally, when teaching young children
safety, don’t use fear words. Teach wisdom! When I
first heard this, I wondered how I would get rid of
hic-ups. When I was a child, my folks used to scare
them away. But into my thoughts God said, “You can
command them away.“ So now I command them to stop,
say two healing verses, praise God that I’m healed,
and continue praising until they stop.
One time they refused, so finally I said
firmly, “I will praise God I’m healed, no matter
how long it takes!” And they stopped!
FEAR
IS LIKE FAITH
Both are spiritual forces but are opposites.
Faith connects us with God, Heb. 4:2, Eph. 1:19, Mark
9:23. And fear connects us with the devil. Let’s
look at a few of these verses:
In Matt. 14:25-33 is the story
of Peter walking on the water to Jesus. He was doing
just fine as long as he kept his attention on Jesus.
But as soon as he looked around he got scared, and
then is when he began to sink.
Fear made him sink.
Job 3:25, Job said, “The thing
I greatly feared has come upon me, and what I dreaded
has happened to me.”
Isa. 54:14, “In righteousness
you shall be established; you shall be far from
oppression for you shall not fear.”
In Mark 5:22-24, an important
man named Jairus had a twelve-year-old daughter who
was dying. Jairus
came to Jesus and made a bold statement of faith.
(verse 23) “Come and lay your hands on her that she
may be healed, and she shall live.”
Jesus followed him to his house, but before he
got there, a servant came and told Jairus, “your
daughter is dead. Don’t trouble the Master any
further.” But Jesus turned to Jairus and said, “Do
not be afraid; only believe.”
See, Jairus had begun in faith, and
fear would have stopped the miracle from happening.
Didn’t fear make Peter sink?
Didn’t Job’s fears happen?
HOW
FEAR COMES
Faith comes by hearing the Word of God, Rom.
10:17. And fear comes by listening to the world or the
devil. Fear is developed by meditating on those.
That’s called worry. You are believing something bad
is going to happen.
That’s faith in the devil’s ability to hurt
you. It’s
the same as faith ~ only twisted and going in the
other direction.
That’s what the devil does.
Faith expects good; fear expects bad.
Faith connects you with the power of God; fear connects
you with the power of the devil. Faith stops
the devil’s work; fear stops God’s work. According
to I Cor. 10:4 -5, you can control your
thoughts and choose faith ~ and that will get rid of
fear. I have a brochure on how to control thoughts and
emotions. It’s called How to use your sword
and shield.
HOW
TO GET RID OF FEAR
First, Make a quality decision.
“I am going to grow up in God and get
rid of fear!”
Then start the process of renewing your mind
(Rom. 12:2) to the fact that God loves you. 1:
Meditate a few minutes each day on verses of God’s
love. (You can use my brochure called, God Loves Me.)
2: Write down compliments and actions of people that
show you love. 3: Thank God for those people and
verses before going to bed. 4: Rehearse in the
morning, and say, “Thank You God for loving me.”
5: Keep this up for 3-4 months or longer.
This must become a habit. This will break a
worry habit ~ which is fear.
Another facet of renewing your mind is to
God’s ways. Read primarily the letters, Romans
through Jude. If this is new to you, read John and I
John many times before you read anything else. We win
or lose in our minds.
Then you need to build some boundaries. Get
away from words and things that produce or feed fear.
“I can’t say that anymore.
I can’t go there, and I can’t do that now,
or watch those shows.”
Now consider your diet.
Are you feeding fear into your mind by your
words or what you read or watch? Are the people you
hang around with all immature?
Are you exercising your faith? You should be
practicing saying faith words a lot ~ like the Sword
and Shield brochure says.
Last, learn to be led by the Word of God and
the Holy Spirit. (Matt. 7:21, 24-27, and Rom. 8:14.)
But you need to know that this is not going to be
easy, for all hell is going to try to stop you in
this. But
it is surely worth it!
THE
FAITH WAY:
When
fear comes, you’ll refuse it by speaking the Word
until it’s gone.
When the devil threatens your
marriage or kids, you’ll know how to make him leave
and speak peace to your household.
When sickness comes around, you’ll stand
against it and stay well; you’ll win.
Because of the faith confessions of your mouth,
you’ll live long and healthy. You’ll succeed at
everything you do, and be rescued and protected no
matter what happens.
You’ll be happy and living in God’s perfect
and wonderful plan for your life.
And you’ll also have plenty of opportunities
to witness because people will want to be like you!
Please
realize that I didn’t say you’ll never have any
problems, but that we will be able to win! (To find verses to prove all of these claims, get my
brochure Faith Facts. To get
explanations with fewer verses, get If
it’s God’s will, then why doesn’t it always
happen?) |
